Using the denial mechanism to inform the cancer patient

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 559-563

  Kallergis, Georgios ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cancer patient; Denial; Informing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PATIENT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL; FAMILY STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONALITY; RELATIVE;

DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 58149352607     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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