PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO CANCER AMONG FEMALE PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT AND BENIGN BREAST DISEASE

• Authors: Mesarosova M. , Ostro A.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The psychological responses to disease were examined in patients with malignant and benign breast disease. Participants completed measures of depression, anxiety, stress, emotional expressivity and behavioral reactions to disease. The authors found that a high proportion of female patients with malignant breast disease are depressive, anxious and distressed. Significant differences were noted between the two groups on anxiety and stress scales. Both groups of patients revealed significant differences in depression symptoms, anxiety and stress due to education level and age. The perceived severity of illness has an important effect on the degree of anxiety. Social support lowered the expression of negative emotions in patients with malignant breast disease.

Keywords

EN

DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIVITY; MALIGNANT BREAST DISEASE

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 91-102
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Mesarosova M.

author

Ostro A.

• M. Mesarosova, P. J. Safarik University, Faculty of Public Administration, Popradska 66, 041 32 Kosice, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

05SKAAAA00491253