Prevalence of psychopathology in patients suffering from breast and gastrointestinal cancer

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-178

  Bastecky J ^a   Tondlova H ^b   Vesela J ^c   Brizekova S ^d   Boleloucky Z ^e  

^a IPVZ   (Czech Republic)

^b Psychiatric Outpatient Unit   (Czech Republic)

^c Regional National Health Service   (Czech Republic)

^d Department of Radiotherapy   (Slovakia)

^e MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Gastrointestinal cancer; Mean borderline values of psychopathology; Prevalence of psychopathology; SCL 90; Self rating inventory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; BREAST CANCER; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 0030197627     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0738-3991(96)00896-8     Document Type: Article

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