Psychological distress among male patients and male spouses: What do oncologists need to know?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 877-883

  Goldzweig, G ^a   Andritsch, E ^b   Hubert, A ^c   Brenner, B ^d   Walach, N ^e   Perry, S ^d   Baider, L ^c  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Men; Psychological distress; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEN'S HEALTH; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE MAN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77951957913     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp398     Document Type: Article

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