Distress in couples approached for genetic counseling and BRCA1/2 testing during adjuvant radiotherapy

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 965-973

  Schlich Bakker, Kathryn J ^a   Ten Kroode, Herman F J ^a   Wárlám Rodenhuis, Carla C ^a   Ausems, Margreet G E M ^a   Van Den Bout, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Genetic counseling; Partners; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 70449372691     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1446     Document Type: Article

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