Distress and coping strategies among patients with skin cancer

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-214

  Roberts, Nicole ^a   Czajkowska, Zofia ^a   Radiotis, George ^a   Körner, Annett ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioural avoidance; Coping; Distress; Non melanoma; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84879202869     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: 15733572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-012-9319-y     Document Type: Article

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