title: [The psychosocial environment of patients with neoplasms of the head and neck. A clinical study].
abstract: A survey was made of 96 patients of the University ENT Clinic Göttingen suffering from malignomas in the head and neck region, to gain insight into the patients' personal assessment of discomfort during and after tumour therapy, and into their psychological and social environment. The questionnaires were developed in cooperation with a psychologist trained in oncology. The most important result of the survey was a tendency to idealisation and alexithymia in patients with head and neck tumours. The situation of the tumour patients is characterised by a feeling of lonesomeness and isolation within their social environment. It also became evident that some of the patients in the survey had a certain "health-promoting potential". Our results are compared with reports published on the subject so far and suggestions are made for the incorporation of psychological support during and after tumour therapy.
authors.affiliation: Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik, Universität, Göttingen.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laskawi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Trübenbach
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001828:Body Image; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment
vernacular_title: Psychosoziales Umfeld bei Patienten mit Malignomen im Kopf-Hals-Bereich. Eine klinische Studie.