Are we missing PTSD in our patients with cancer? Part I

Aim of this study was to investigate how newly diagnosed breast cancer patients experience preoperative mamma care from breast cancer diagnosis to

Often studies have very different initial research questions (e.g. predictors of psychological distress in cancer patients, cancer recurrence as a traumatic event

The diagnosis of lung cancer is a highly traumatic event, given the social presuppositions of both incurable and self-inflicted disease that are conveyed by this diagnosis (Chapple

(2015) Illness representations and psychological distress in Indian patients with cancer: does being aware of one’s cancer diagnosis make a difference.. Psycho-Oncology,

Patients with a PTSD diagnosis scored significantly higher in the depression, anxiety and negative coping scales, estimated their risk to suffer a stroke as higher, and

The diagnosis and treatment of cancer can be a traumatic experience which patients handle differently, and patients treated for soft tissue sarcomas are at increased risk of

Lack of knowledge and awareness by health professionals contributes to the under diagnosis of PTSD in veteran patients as indicated by an inadequate systematic approach to

This is also the case for studies focusing on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in breast cancer (9), with reported prev- alence of suspected or diagnosed