The contribution of spirituality and spiritual coping to anxiety and depression in women with a recent diagnosis of gynecological cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 755-761

  Boscaglia, Nadia ^a   Clarke, D M ^a   Jobling, T W ^b   Quinn, M A ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping; Depression; Gynecological cancer; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 28944443912     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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