Posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth in cancer survivorship: A review

Cancer Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 414-419

  Jim, Heather S L ^a   Jacobsen, Paul B ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neoplasms; Posttraumatic stress disorders; Psychological stress; Quality of life; Traumatic stress disorders

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149236564     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e31818d8963     Document Type: Review

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