title: [Breast cancer and mental adjustment. A pilot study].
abstract: Mental adjustment to cancer as a possible prognostic factor has been discussed for many years. This pilot study included 12 women with primary breast cancer. Pre- and post-operative psychiatric interviews and different rating scales were applied to evaluate individual adjustment to diagnosis and primary surgery. A major aim of the study was to evaluate different psychological measures for the purpose of using these methods to a greater extent for breast cancer patients. In about half of the patients, most of them less than fifty years old, the response was an active, optimistic, curious and/or a fighting attitude towards their illness. In about one third the response was fatalism and resignation.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tjemsland
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Søreide
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Brystkreft og psykisk mestring. En pilotstudie.