Posttraumatic growth and adjustment among individuals with cancer or HIV/AIDS: A meta-analysis

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 436-447

  Sawyer, Alexandra ^a   Ayers, Susan ^a   Field, Andy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Benefit finding; Cancer; HIV AIDS; Illness; Posttraumatic growth

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; AGE; AIDS PATIENT; CANCER PATIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PHENOMENA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77951938737     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.02.004     Document Type: Review

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