PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY - PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AS ONE-COMPONENT OF QUALITY-OF-LIFE

Authors
TOPE DM AHLES TA SILBERFARB PM
Citation
Dm. Tope et al., PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY - PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AS ONE-COMPONENT OF QUALITY-OF-LIFE, Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 60(3-4), 1993, pp. 129-147
Citations number
103
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychology,Psychiatry,Psychology
Journal title
Psychotherapy and psychosomatics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00333190
Volume
60
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
129 - 147
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-3190(1993)60:3-4<129:P-PWAO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
This review deals with the issues of quality of life and psychological well-being in cancer patients, with particular reference to the role of psychiatry in the oncology setting. The prevalence of psychiatric d iagnoses as a measure of psychological well-being, the prediction of p sychological well-being, the interactions between physical and psychol ogical factors, and the impact of psychosomatic intervention on qualit y of life in cancer patients, are discussed.