Prevalence and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress in Women Undergoing an Ovarian Cancer Investigation

Psychological Services

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-274

  Guglietti, Crissa L ^a   Rosen, Barry ^b   Murphy, K Joan ^b   Laframboise, Stephane ^d   Dodge, Jason ^d   Ferguson, Sarah ^d   Katz, Joel ^a,c   Ritvo, Paul ^b,d  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Diagnosis; Gynecologic oncology; Ovarian cancer; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650134685     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020338     Document Type: Article

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