The contribution of self-esteem and self-concept in psychological distress in women at risk of hereditary breast cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1170-1175

  Den Heijer, Mariska ^a   Seynaeve, Caroline ^a   Vanheusden, Kathleen ^a   Duivenvoorden, Hugo J ^a   Vos, Joël ^b   Bartels, Carina C M ^a   Menke Pluymers, Marian B E ^a   Tibben, Aad ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

breast cancer; oncology; psychological distress; self concept; self esteem

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80054822758     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1824     Document Type: Article

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