Regret associated with the decision for breast reconstruction: The association of negative body image, distress and surgery characteristics with decision regret

Psychology and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-219

  Sheehan, Joanne ^a   Sherman, Kerry A ^a,b   Lam, Thomas ^b   Boyages, John ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Decision making; Decision regret; Intrusion and avoidance; Negative body image

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; DECISION MAKING; DECISION REGRET; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRUSION AND AVOIDANCE; MASTECTOMY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION REGRET; INTRUSION AND AVOIDANCE; NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 37849036054     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320601124899     Document Type: Article

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