Repressive adaptive style and self-reported psychological functioning in adolescent cancer survivors

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-260

  Erickson, Sarah J ^a   Gerstle, Melissa ^a   Montague, Erica Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent cancer survivors; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Posttraumatic stress symptoms; Psychosocial functioning; Repressive adaptive style

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVORS;

EID: 45249106576     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-007-0085-2     Document Type: Article

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