Stigma, perceived blame, self-blame, and depressive symptoms in men with colorectal cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-73

  Phelan, Sean M ^a   Griffin, Joan M ^b,c   Jackson, George L ^d,e   Yousuf Zafar, S ^e   Hellerstedt, Wendy ^a   Stahre, Mandy ^a   Nelson, David ^b   Zullig, Leah L ^d   Burgess, Diana J ^b,c   Van Ryn, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blame; cancer; colorectal cancer; depression; oncology; stigma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PERCEIVED BLAME; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF BLAME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84872053900     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.2048     Document Type: Article

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