Approaches to the measurement of depressive symptomatology in children with cancer: Attempting to circumvent the effects of defensiveness

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 150-156

  Phipps, Sean ^a   Srivastava, Deo Kumar ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adaptive style; Anhedonia; Childhood cancer; Depression; Personality assessment; Repression

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REPRESSION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 0033143465     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-199906000-00003     Document Type: Article

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