'Right' way to 'do' illness? Thinking critically about positive thinking

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 665-669

  McGrath, C ^a   Jordens, F C ^a   Montgomery, K ^a,b,c   Kerridge, I H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survival; Coping; Hope; Optimism; Positive thinking

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOPE; HUMAN; OPTIMISM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THINKING;

EID: 33748356063     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01194.x     Document Type: Review

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