Depression, anxiety and general psychopathology in breast cancer patients: A cross-sectional control study

In Vivo

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 803-810

  Fafouti, M ^a   Paparrigopoulos, Thomas ^a   Zervas, Y ^a   Rabavilas, A ^a   Malamos, N ^b   Liappas, I ^a   Tzavara, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b Gynaecological Oncology Unit   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Breast; Cancer; Depression; General psychopathology; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANGER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; OBSESSION; PHOBIA; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMATIZATION; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; WIDOW;

EID: 78649252031     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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