title: Mental health of cancer patients.
abstract: To examine the mental health status of cancer patients, each of 50 cancer patients and 50 healthy normal adults of an age range of 32 to 65 years was given the Hindi version of the Mithila Mental Health Status Inventory of Kumar and Thakur. Analyses indicated that cancer patients scored higher than the control group on four of the five subscales showing poorer mental health than their normal peers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Agrasen Kanya Postgraduate College, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asthana
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012803:Sick Role