Endocrine levels at the start of treatment are associated with subsequent psychological adjustment in cancer patients with metastatic disease

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 951-958

  Cohen, Lorenzo ^a   De Moor, Carl ^a   Devine, Danielle ^a   Baum, Andrew ^b   Amato, Robert J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cortisol; Depression; Intrusive thoughts; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0035185622     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200111000-00014     Document Type: Article

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