TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychology in Cancer Medicine. A Perspective and Overview
AU - Derogatis, Leonard R.
PY - 1986/10/1
Y1 - 1986/10/1
N2 - This article examines the interaction between the fields ofpsychology and cancer medicine from a historical perspective. Pioneeringefforts of early investigators are reviewed, and the enormous growth ofpsychosocial oncology over the last 2 decades is highlighted. Articlescomprising this series are represented as an outgrowth of the realization thatthe psychological status of the cancer patient is as relevant to the outcome ofthe illness as the biological status of the disease.
AB - This article examines the interaction between the fields ofpsychology and cancer medicine from a historical perspective. Pioneeringefforts of early investigators are reviewed, and the enormous growth ofpsychosocial oncology over the last 2 decades is highlighted. Articlescomprising this series are represented as an outgrowth of the realization thatthe psychological status of the cancer patient is as relevant to the outcome ofthe illness as the biological status of the disease.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-006X.54.5.632
DO - 10.1037/0022-006X.54.5.632
M3 - Article
C2 - 3534031
AN - SCOPUS:0022968268
SN - 0022-006X
VL - 54
SP - 632
EP - 638
JO - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
IS - 5
ER -