Death ideation in cancer patients: Contributing factors

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 636-642

  Madeira, Nuno ^a   Albuquerque, Emlia ^b   Santos, Tiago ^c   Mendes, Alexandre ^a   Roque, Marta ^d  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Unidade de Psiquiatria Instituto Portugus de Oncologia de Coimbra   (Portugal)

^c Hospital Infante D Pedro EPE   (Portugal)

^d Departamento de Psiquiatria Hospital de S Sebastio   (Portugal)

Author keywords

cancer; death; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; CANCER PATIENT; CONSULTATION; DEATH; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PANIC; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84857394494     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2011.615381     Document Type: Article

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