title: Stages of adjustment to a medical diagnosis of a serious somatic condition.
abstract: Diagnosis of a serious somatic condition may precipitate a seven stage coping process: shock, denial, procrastination, bargaining, depression, anger and adaptation. Psychometric/ statistical methods for operationalizing the stages are suggested. 1999 Elsevier, Paris.
authors.affiliation: 315-700 Sir JA MacDonald, Kingston, ON K7M 1A4, Canada.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mekarski
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology