Psychological adjustment in breast cancer: Processes of emotional distress

Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 315-326

  Epping Jordan, JoAnne E ^b   Compas, Bruce E ^a   Osowiecki, Dana M ^b   Oppedisano, Gerri ^b   Gerhardt, Cynthia ^b   Primo, Kari ^b   Krag, David N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping; Optimism; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENIAL; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032806906     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.18.4.315     Document Type: Article

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