Diana J Foster
Biographic Data
| ID | 5507459 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diana J Foster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diana J |
| FAMILY NAME | Foster |
| SIGNATURE | FOSTER D J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Psychiatric sequelae of surviving childhood cancer
Increasing survival rates for children with cancer raise questions about the long-term psychosocial impact of the disease and its treatment. Psychiatric evaluations of 114 survivors of childhood malignancies suggest a high rate of adjustment problems, with 59% indicating at least mild psychiatric symptomology. Interviews with former patients highlight the importance of adaptive denial in the face of the uncertainty connected with cancer survival
Pediatric cancer survival and marriage
Of 36 men and women, now aged 21 or older, who were treated for cancer as children, 20 have married. As part of a long-term follow-up, 13 of their spouses were interviewed about the effects of cancer on the patient and on their marriage. Comparison of patient's physical limitations, visible impairments, and psychiatric adjustment ratings indicated significant differences between patients who have married or become engaged and those who have not m…
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Psychiatric sequelae of surviving childhood cancer
Increasing survival rates for children with cancer raise questions about the long-term psychosocial impact of the disease and its treatment. Psychiatric evaluations of 114 survivors of childhood malignancies suggest a high rate of adjustment problems, with 59% indicating at least mild psychiatric symptomology. Interviews with former patients highlight the importance of adaptive denial in the face of the uncertainty connected with cancer survival
Pediatric cancer survival and marriage
Of 36 men and women, now aged 21 or older, who were treated for cancer as children, 20 have married. As part of a long-term follow-up, 13 of their spouses were interviewed about the effects of cancer on the patient and on their marriage. Comparison of patient's physical limitations, visible impairments, and psychiatric adjustment ratings indicated significant differences between patients who have married or become engaged and those who have not m…
Cancer (2 works) · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (2 works) · Family Support in Illness (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (1 works) · Cancer survival (1 works) · Childhood cancer (1 works) · Denial (1 works)