Taking positive changes seriously: Toward a positive psychology of cancer survivorship and resilience

Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 2549-2556

  Aspinwall, Lisa G ^a   MacNamara, Atara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Physical health; Positive changes; Resilience; Survivors of cancer

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 28044458114     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21244     Document Type: Conference Paper

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