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Breast Cancer
Anticipating temporal stressors predicted traumatic stress symptoms
August 18th, 2005
Scientists claimed that anticipating loss and other temporal stressors predicted stress symptoms among partners of metastatic/recurrent breast cancer patients. "This study examined pre- and post-loss levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms (intrusion and avoidance) in partners of metastatic/recurrent breast cancer patients, and the relationship of these symptoms to past, current, and anticipatory stressors," researchers in the United States reported. "The results indicate that 34% (17/50) of the partners experienced clinically significant symptom levels prior to the patients' deaths. Prior to loss, partners' symptoms were positively associated with...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-18)
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