Cancer, emotions and mental illness: the present state of understanding
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 November 1976
Frida G. Surawicz, Dennis R. Brightwell, William D. Weitzel, Ekkehard Othmer
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The roles of predisposing personality patterns and emotional stress in the development, site, and course of cancer; the influence of awareness of terminal illness on the behavior of cancer patients; and the management of psychiatric symptoms in patients are discussed.
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The authors review recent and current literature on the relationship between psychological factors and cancer. They discuss the roles of predisposing personality patterns and emotional stress in the development, site, and course of cancer; the influence of awareness of terminal illness on the behavior of cancer patients; and the management of psychiatric symptoms in these patients.
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