Suicidal behavior in patients diagnosed with cancer of the cervix

Crisis

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 168-172

  Moor Mahomed, S B ^a,b   Schlebusch, L ^a,c   Bosch, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b ADDINGTON HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^c Clin Psychol and Behav Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cervix; Depression; Psychological intervention; Stress; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2442597826     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//0227-5910.24.4.168     Document Type: Article

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