Psychological distress in patients with advanced cancer

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-150

  Cathcart, Fiona ^a  

^a St Columba's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breathlessness; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Depression; Desire to die; Learning disabilities; Sexual abuse; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ANHEDONIA; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUICIDE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33646097443     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-2-148     Document Type: Review

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