Psychological states and coping strategies after bereavement among the spouses of cancer patients: A qualitative study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-45

  Asai, Mariko ^a,b   Fujimori, Maiko ^a   Akizuki, Nobuya ^a   Inagaki, Masatoshi ^a,c   Matsui, Yutaka ^b   Uchitomi, Yosuke ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Cancer; Coping strategy; Oncology; Psychological state

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHOD; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 75449111998     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1444     Document Type: Article

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