Utilization of professional psychological care in a large German sample of cancer patients
Although one-third of cancer patients are perceived to have a need for psychological support based on the percentage of mental disorders, little is known about the actual utilization of psychological care in cancer. We aimed to assess cancer patients' reported use of psychological care and its...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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April 2017
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Psycho-oncology
Year: 2017, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 537-543 |
| ISSN: | 1099-1611 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pon.4197 |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.4197 Verlag, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pon.4197 
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| Author Notes: | Hermann Faller, Joachim Weis, Uwe Koch, Elmar Brähler, Martin Härter, Monika Keller, Holger Schulz, Karl Wegscheider, Anna Boehncke, Bianca Hund, Katrin Reuter, Matthias Richard, Susanne Sehner, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Anja Mehnert |
| Summary: | Although one-third of cancer patients are perceived to have a need for psychological support based on the percentage of mental disorders, little is known about the actual utilization of psychological care in cancer. We aimed to assess cancer patients' reported use of psychological care and its correlates in a large, representative sample. |
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| Item Description: | First published: 21 June 2016 Gesehen am 12.11.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1099-1611 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pon.4197 |