Adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: are they vulnerable for psychological distress?

Authors :: Corina S. Rueegg
Gisela Michel
Johannes Rischewski
Laura Wengenroth
Roland A. Ammann
Claudia E. Kuehni
Eva Bergstraesser
Micòl E. Gianinazzi
Source :: Psycho-Oncology. 22:2051-2058
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Wiley, 2013.
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: We aimed to (i) evaluate psychological distress in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer and compare them to siblings and a norm population; (ii) compare the severity of distress of distressed survivors and siblings with that of psychotherapy patients; and (iii) determine risk factors for psychological distress in survivors. METHODS: We sent a questionnaire to all childhood cancer survivors aged

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