Psychological health in siblings who lost a brother or sister to cancer 2 to 9 years earlier

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 683-691

  Eilegård, Alexandra ^a,b   Steineck, Gunnar ^a,c   Nyberg, Tommy ^a   Kreicbergs, Ulrika ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bereavement; childhood cancer; oncology; psychology; siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURITY; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SIBLING; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SIBLINGS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874724620     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3053     Document Type: Article

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