Referral patterns and psychosocial distress in cancer patients accessing a psycho-oncology counseling service

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 326-332

  Nekolaichuk, Cheryl L ^a   Cumming, Ceinwen ^a   Turner, Jill ^a   Yushchyshyn, Audrey ^a   Sela, Rami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cancer; coping; oncology; psychological counseling; psychosocial distress; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING STRATEGY QUESTIONNAIRE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79951910748     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1765     Document Type: Article

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