Perception and Expression of Emotional Suffering in Cancer Patients: The Role of Somatic Depressive Symptoms

Perception and Expression of Emotional Suffering in Cancer Patients: The Role of Somatic Depressive Symptoms

To date there is no agreement on the usefulness of physical symptoms to express a mood disorder diagnosis in psychoncology. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relevance of somatic, affective and cognitive clusters in mood disorders in oncological comorbidity. 151 consecutive in-patients of th...

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Main Authors: Luca Binaschi, Lorys Castelli, Antonella Varetto, Paolo Leombruni, Riccardo Torta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen 2013-08-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
Subjects:
depression
somatic symptoms
psychoncology
psychopathology
clinical psychology
Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/529

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