Optimism, mental health, and quality of life: A study among breast cancer patients

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-20

  Colby, Deborah A ^a   Shifren, Kim ^b  

^a WESTAT   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

optimism; pessimism; positive and negative mental health; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARYLAND; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84869850118     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2012.686619     Document Type: Article

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