title: [Cancer prognosis, psychosocial stress and attitude of melanoma patients to supportive psychotherapy].
abstract: A total of 205 patients suffering from stage I and stage II melanoma were investigated with reference to psychological stress, social support and attitude to offers of psychotherapeutic support. Additional counselling by their dermatologist was considered helpful by 59% of the patients, and interviews with a psychotherapist, by 20%. Patients who where more anxious about a progression of the cancer and thought they had not been given sufficient information about their illness preferred to seek help from the dermatologist. Patients who appreciated additional counselling by a psychotherapist were usually those with a poorer prognosis for their melanoma and those on whom psychosocial distress weighed especially heavily and who had less social support.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Innsbruck.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Söllner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mairinger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zingg-Schir
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fritsch
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012803:Sick Role; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Krankheitsprognose, psychosoziale Belastung und Einstellung von Melanompatienten zu unterstützenden psychotherapeutischen Massnahmen.