ERIC Number: EJ437255
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Breast Cancer and Married Couples: Research on the Couple and Treatment of the Patient.
Carter, Ross E.; And Others
Family Psychologist, v7 n3 p21-23 Sum 1991
Reviewed research on effects of breast cancer on 20 married pairs and extends results to practical aspects of doing such research and attempting treatment of breast cancer patients. Measures of individual psychological adjustment and dyadic adjustment found that both spouses appeared well adjusted and reported excellent quality of life. Interviews found that the disease took tremendous toll on husbands. (PVV)
Descriptors: Cancer, Coping, Emotional Adjustment, Oncology, Personality Traits, Quality of Life, Spouses
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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