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Emotional, inflammatory, and genetic factors of resilience and vulnerability to...
Almeida, SS; Oliveira, MA; Medeiros, R; Guerra, MP; Pariante, CM; Fernandes, LBackground: Psychosocial stress and depressive disorder have been associated with cancer as putative contributors to worse prognosis. On the other hand, cancer diagnosis is a recognised life event that can contribute to distress and depressive states. Humoral and cellular inflammation can promote depressive disorder by means of decreased monoamine synthesis, glutamate neurotoxicity, neurogenesis and neuroplasti...
Stress-Related Growth Scale-Short Form: A Portuguese validation for cancer pati...
Oliveira, MA; Guerra, MP; Lencastre, L; Castro, S; Moutinho, S; Park, CLAbstract background/objective: Cancer can be extremely disruptive, triggering high levels of distress, and at the same time transformative, promoting perceptions of positive life changes and growth. This study aims to analyze the psychometric proprieties of the Stress-Related Growth Scale Short-Form (SRGS-SF) in cancer patients. Method: 209 Cancer patients heterogeneous in disease stage and diagnosis completed:...