Desire for psychological support in cancer patients with depression or distress: Validation of a simple help question

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 525-531

  Baker Glenn, Elena A ^a   Park, Bert ^b   Granger, Lorraine ^c   Symonds, Paul ^c   Mitchell, Alex J ^c,d  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptance of treatment; Cancer; Depression; Desire for help; Distress; Oncology; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79951940485     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1759     Document Type: Article

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