Repressive Adaptation in Children with Cancer

Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 521-528

  Phipps, Sean ^a   Srivastava, Deo Kumar ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive style; Assessment; Childhood cancer; Coping; Depression; Repression

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; REPRESSION;

EID: 0031263270     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.16.6.521     Document Type: Article

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