Prostate cancer and emotional functioning: Effects of mental adjustment, optimism, and appraisal

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-85

  Bjorck, Jeffrey P ^a   Patrick Hopp, D ^b,c   Jones, Lawrence W ^d,e  

^a FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^b Valley Counseling Training Center   (United States)

^c New Life Clinics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Cancer; Prostate; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

EID: 0344898559     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v17n01_05     Document Type: Article

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