Relationship between Differentiation of Self and the Stress and Distress Associated with Predictive Cancer Genetic Counseling and Testing: Preliminary Evidence

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 357-381

  Bartle Haring, Suzanne ^a   Gregory, Paula ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT COUNSELING; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0347356406     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1091-7527.21.4.357     Document Type: Article

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