Volume 24 (2023), Edition 1

In Germany there are a total of around 4 million children and adolescents with chronic diseases, i.e. diseases that cannot be cured but can be treated sustainably. The medical care of chronically ill children requires the observance of established...

By way of introduction, the history and setting of pediatric psychosomatic work in a university hospital are described. On the basis of a case study from a pediatric psychosomatic consultation with a girl who affected with diabetes mellitus type 1,...

A considerable share of children and adolescents in Germany is affected by chronic diseases like childhood asthma, obesity and diabetes, allergies but also an increasing number of rare and complex diseases. A lot of these diseases are characterized...

The article examines the challenges and problems of the outpatient care of children and adolescents with chronic disease; this care should be patient-centred and interdisciplinary, provided by a multiprofessional team or collaboration. The...

The non-profit organization »KroKi e.V.« was founded in 2009. Its goal is to support projects in the context of the psychosomatic treatment for chronically ill children and juveniles. In 2016 KroKi opened a residential youth welfare facility for...

Kindernetzwerk e.V. was founded 30 years ago. The aim was to give a voice to children and young people who were different from the mainstream but did not want to be overlooked. To this day, Kindernetzwerk e.V. is committed to simplifying the lives...