Objective and subjective stressors and the psychological adjustment of melanoma survivors

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 287-294

  Hamama Raz, Y ^a,b,d   Solomon, Z ^b   Schachter, J ^c   Azizi, E ^b  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d Sheba Medical Center ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Cognitive appraisal; Objective stress; Oncology; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAZARUS THEORY OF STRESS AND COPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MELANOMA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; STRESS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34247636086     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1055     Document Type: Article

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