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- Title
Identification of distinct depressive symptom trajectories in women following surgery for breast cancer.
- Authors
Dunn, Laura B; Cooper, Bruce A; Neuhaus, John; West, Claudia; Paul, Steven; Aouizerat, Bradley; Abrams, Gary; Edrington, Janet; Hamolsky, Debby; Miaskowski, Christine
- Abstract
Depressive symptoms, common in breast cancer patients, may increase, decrease, or remain stable over the course of treatment. Most longitudinal studies have reported mean symptom scores that tend to obscure interindividual heterogeneity in the symptom experience. The identification of different trajectories of depressive symptoms may help identify patients who require an intervention. This study aimed to identify distinct subgroups of breast cancer patients with different trajectories of depressive symptoms in the first six months after surgery.
- Publication
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2011, Vol 30, Issue 6, p683
- ISSN
1930-7810
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/a0024366