Routine screening for psychological distress on an Australian inpatient haematology and oncology ward: Impact on use of psychosocial services

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Lee, Stuart J ^a   Katona, Lynda J ^b   de Bono, Sue E ^b   Lewis, Katrina L ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Alfred   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CENTER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956301941     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03933.x     Document Type: Article

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