Effects of screening for psychological distress on patient outcomes in cancer: A systematic review

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-17

  Meijer, Anna ^a   Roseman, Michelle ^b,c   Delisle, Vanessa C ^b,c   Milette, Katherine ^b,c   Levis, Brooke ^b   Syamchandra, Achyuth ^b   Stefanek, Michael E ^d   Stewart, Donna E ^e,f   de Jonge, Peter ^a   Coyne, James C ^a,g   Thombs, Brett D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Psychological distress; Screening

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; MIANSERIN; PLACEBO;

AROMATHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEOPLASM; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84878956371     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.01.012     Document Type: Review

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