Improving the recognition and treatment of cancer-related posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 270-276

  French Rosas, Lindsay N ^a   Moye, Jennifer ^b   Naik, Aanand D ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; cancer survivorship; posttraumatic stress disorder; treatment development

Indexed keywords

PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RELATED POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TERMINAL CARE;

HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 80051747308     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000400264.30043.ae     Document Type: Review

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