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Body image dimensions and cancer: a heuristic cognitive behavioural model.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10871714     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The term body image has been associated with a multitude of definitions within psychosocial oncology. It is well known that cancer and cancer treatments often have a negative impact on appearance-related variables. A growing literature has emerged in recent years on the psychological aspects of changed appearance. This work has mainly addressed weight-related appearance and the psychology of eating disorders. A number of themes have emerged from this work. These themes have been strongly influenced by a cognitive behavioural perspective. There seems, however, to have been few attempts to integrate findings from such work with attempts to understand cancer-related appearance changes. This paper outlines some of the key developments within body image psychology and suggests a heuristic cognitive behavioural model that could be applied to the assessment, conceptualisation and treatment of body image disturbance among cancer patients.
Authors:
C A White
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psycho-oncology     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1057-9249     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychooncology     Publication Date:    2000 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-08-17     Completed Date:  2000-08-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9214524     Medline TA:  Psychooncology     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  183-92     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Cancer Research Campaign, Fellow in Psychosocial Oncology, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. craig.white@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Body Image*
Cognitive Therapy / methods*
Humans
Neoplasms / psychology*
Self Concept
Somatoform Disorders / etiology*,  therapy*

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