A longitudinal investigation of posttraumatic growth in adult patients undergoing treatment for acute leukemia

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-24

  Danhauer, Suzanne C ^a   Russell, Gregory B ^a   Tedeschi, Richard G ^b   Jesse, Michelle T ^a,b   Vishnevsky, Tanya ^a,b   Daley, Kristin ^a,b   Carroll, Suzanne ^a   Triplett, Kelli N ^a,b   Calhoun, Lawrence G ^b   Cann, Arnie ^b   Powell, Bayard L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Hematologic malignancies; Leukemia; Posttraumatic growth; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; PREDNISONE; RETINOIC ACID; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; GROWTH; HUMAN; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SLEEP QUALITY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSOLIDATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CULTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT READMISSION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SICK ROLE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875219024     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: 15733572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-012-9304-5     Document Type: Article

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