TY - JOUR
T1 - Do adverse life events and mood disorders influence delayed presentation of breast cancer?
AU - Burgess, C C
AU - Ramirez, A J
AU - Smith, P
AU - Richards, M A
PY - 2000/2
Y1 - 2000/2
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of adverse life experiences and mood disorders on delayed presentation of breast cancer. Methods: One hundred fifty-eight patients were interviewed 5 months after diagnosis to assess the prevalence of adverse life events and difficulties using the Bedford College Life Events and Difficulties Schedule, and psychiatric morbidity using the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID) and DSM-III-R diagnostic criteria. Results: There was no association between experiencing a severe life event (p = 0.5) or difficulty, whether severe or nonsevere (p = 0.8), in the year preceding symptom discovery and patient delay. Counterintuitively, women who presented promptly to their GP (
AB - Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of adverse life experiences and mood disorders on delayed presentation of breast cancer. Methods: One hundred fifty-eight patients were interviewed 5 months after diagnosis to assess the prevalence of adverse life events and difficulties using the Bedford College Life Events and Difficulties Schedule, and psychiatric morbidity using the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID) and DSM-III-R diagnostic criteria. Results: There was no association between experiencing a severe life event (p = 0.5) or difficulty, whether severe or nonsevere (p = 0.8), in the year preceding symptom discovery and patient delay. Counterintuitively, women who presented promptly to their GP (
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3999(99)00106-3
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3999(99)00106-3
M3 - Article
SN - 1879-1360
VL - 48
SP - 171
EP - 175
JO - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
IS - 2
ER -
