Psychosomatic Medicine Faster Service from Outside North America
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Stam, H. J.
Right arrow Articles by Pittman, C. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Stam, H. J.
Right arrow Articles by Pittman, C. A.

Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol 48, Issue 8 539-548, Copyright © 1986 by American Psychosomatic Society

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Psychosocial problems and interventions in a referred sample of cancer patients

HJ Stam, BD Bultz and CA Pittman

Estimates of the psychosocial problems of cancer patients vary widely, depending on the nature of the assessment (e.g., psychologic testing, psychiatric interviews) and on the manner of assessment (prospective screening vs. retrospective chart reviews). This study examines the nature of psychosocial problems when these are referred by primary health care staff to a psychosocial service in a large outpatient cancer centre. Both problems and interventions were assessed for a 1-year period. These indicate a referral rate of approximately 20% of patients seen in the centre. The most frequent problem categories centered around family/significant others and personal concerns, whereas the most frequent interventions were educational, psychotherapy oriented (broadly conceived), and assessment oriented. There were differences in several problem and intervention categories on the basis of sex, age, and diagnosis. These data are discussed in terms of psychosocial assessment strategies for cancer patients.




HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1986 by the American Psychosomatic Society