Breast cancer patients' topic avoidance and psychological distress: The mediating role of coping

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 596-606

  Donovan Kicken, Erin ^a   Caughlin, John P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; communication; coping; psychological health; topic avoidance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79954597541     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310383605     Document Type: Article

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