AbstractsPsychology

Posttraumatic reactions in women with ovarian cancer

by Lyndel Kate Shand




Institution: Deakin University
Department: School of Psychology
Year: 2014
Keywords: ovarian cancer; posttraumatic stress; coping styles
Record ID: 1052431
Full text PDF: http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30072855


Abstract

The thesis examined the experience of posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth in women with ovarian cancer. Adaptive coping styles were found to be associated with increased growth and fewer symptom of PTSD. Higher levels of psychological distress and social disconnectedness were associated with increased PTSD symptoms and less growth.