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Does the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 case rule apply in adult survivors of childhood cancer? Comparison with the Symptom Checklist-90Anna Merport
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 37:650-9. 2012..This study evaluated validity of the BSI-18 by comparing it to the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90)...
Sexual functioning in long-term survivors of Hodgkin's lymphomaChristopher J Recklitis
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Perini Family Survivors Center, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Psychooncology 19:1229-33. 2010..This study aimed to address these questions by comparing sexual health in a large cohort of long-term HL survivors with a noncancer control group...
Suicide ideation in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyChristopher J Recklitis
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 6084, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:655-61. 2010..The relationship of SI to cancer treatment and current health was examined, and the hypothesis that poor physical health is significantly associated with suicidality, after adjusting for depression, was specifically tested...
Utility of routine psychological screening in the childhood cancer survivor clinicChristopher Recklitis
David B Perini Jr Quality of Life Clinic, The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:787-92. 2003....
Screening childhood cancer survivors with the brief symptom inventory-18: classification agreement with the symptom checklist-90-revisedChristopher J Recklitis
The Dana Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School, Suffolk University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Psychooncology 16:429-36. 2007..The optimal cut-of score was a t-score >or=50 which had a sensitivity of 97.47% and a specificity of 85.21%. Results support use of the BSI-18 with adult survivors of childhood cancer but indicate an alternative case-rule must be used...
Suicidal ideation and attempts in adult survivors of childhood cancerChristopher J Recklitis
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 6084, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:3852-7. 2006..The hypothesis that poor physical health would be significantly associated with suicidality after adjusting for mental health variables was specifically tested...
Factor structure of the brief symptom inventory--18 in adult survivors of childhood cancer: results from the childhood cancer survivor studyChristopher J Recklitis
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Perini Family Survivor s Center, The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 6084, USA
Psychol Assess 18:22-32. 2006..Together, results support the hypothesized 3-dimensional structure of the BSI-18 and indicate the measure may be useful in assessing psychological distress in this growing population of cancer survivors...
Aggressive behavior in the adolescent psychiatric patient: a clinical-developmental perspectiveChristopher J Recklitis
Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 34:341-61. 2004..This study examined the relationship between ego development and psychological defenses to aggressive behavior in a group of psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents...
Health status of the oldest adult survivors of cancer during childhoodLisa B Kenney
Department of Hematology Oncology, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Cancer 116:497-505. 2010..Young adult survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk for treatment-related morbidity and mortality. In this study, the authors assessed how treatment for childhood cancer affects older-adult health and health practices...
Employment and insurance in survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma and their siblings: a questionnaire studyAileen B Chen
Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Leuk Lymphoma 53:1474-80. 2012..Compared to their siblings, HL survivors may face greater challenges in obtaining employment and insurance. Late effects from treatment, including permanent cosmetic changes, may contribute to these differences...
The effects of response bias on self-reported quality of life among childhood cancer survivorsLisa Diller
Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA
Qual Life Res 16:1211-20. 2007..This study tested the hypothesis that CCS are elevated on self-deception response bias (SDRB), and that SDRB is associated with higher ratings of quality-of-life (QOL)...
Children's psychological distress during pediatric HSCT: parent and child perspectivesGrace Chang
Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 58:289-96. 2012..We hypothesized that there would be discrepancies between parent and child report of child distress...
Health practice in long-term survivors of Hodgkin's lymphomaAndrea K Ng
Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71:468-76. 2008..To compare the health practice of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) survivors and their siblings, and to assess the impact of socioeconomic status and disease history on health practice of HL survivors...
Caring for cancer survivors: a survey of primary care physiciansSharon L Bober
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Cancer 115:4409-18. 2009....
Psychological distress in long-term survivors of adult-onset cancer: results from a national surveyKaren E Hoffman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Arch Intern Med 169:1274-81. 2009..As advances in cancer screening and treatment increase the number of long-term cancer survivors, it is important to understand the long-term psychological sequelae of the cancer experience...
Screening adult survivors of childhood cancer with the distress thermometer: a comparison with the SCL-90-RChristopher J Recklitis
Perini Family Survivors Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Psychooncology 16:1046-9. 2007..1%). Receiver operating characteristics analysis indicated that the DT had only fair diagnostic utility relative to the SCL-90-R (AUC=0.72). Results do not support the validity of the DT in adult survivors of childhood cancer...
General internist communication about sexual function with cancer survivorsElyse R Park
Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 50 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:S407-11. 2009..Sexual dysfunction is an important issue that affects many cancer survivors who are increasingly being cared for by internists...
Health status of adult long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyMelissa M Hudson
Department of Hematology Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis 38105, USA
JAMA 290:1583-92. 2003..Adult survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for medical and psychosocial sequelae that may adversely affect their health status...
Parents' decision-making preferences in pediatric oncology: the relationship to health care involvement and complementary therapy useElizabeth M Gagnon
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA
Psychooncology 12:442-52. 2003..These findings provide validation for the newly developed CPS-P and indicate that parents' decisions to use CT for their child are related in part to individual health care preferences...
