Post-mastectomy reconstruction: a comparative analysis on psychosocial and psychopathological outcomes

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 509-518

  Rubino, Corrado ^a   Figus, Andrea ^a   Lorettu, Liliana ^a   Sechi, Giampiera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Breast reconstruction psychological outcome; Breast surgery outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MASTECTOMY; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MAMMAPLASTY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947604800     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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