Personality disorders in patients with cancer Review


Authors: McFarland, D. C.; Morita, J.; Alici, Y.
Review Title: Personality disorders in patients with cancer
Abstract: Personality disorders exist on a spectrum in the general population and therefore may coexist in patients who have cancer. Patients with these disorders exhibit character rigidity resulting from enduring patterns of inner experience and behavior and may experience some level of interpersonal conflict among medical staff caring for them. These conditions become exacerbated under stressful cancer-related situations and may lead to adverse consequences and outcomes. This review highlights the conceptual and diagnostic issues of personality disorders for practicing oncologists and provides recommendations for recognizing and managing cancer patients with difficult personality traits or personality disorders.
Keywords: comorbidity; cancer patients -- psychosocial factors; interpersonal relations; oncologists -- psychosocial factors; personality disorders -- diagnosis; personality disorders -- therapy; psychiatrists -- psychosocial factors
Journal Title: Oncology (Norwalk)
Volume: 33
Issue: 10
ISSN: 0890-9091
Publisher: C M P Medica LLC * The Oncology Group  
Date Published: 2019-10-01
Start Page: 417
End Page: 422
Language: English
ACCESSION: 139481605
PROVIDER: EBSCOhost
PROVIDER: cin20
PUBMED: 31661154
DOI/URL:
Notes: Accession Number: 139481605 -- Entry Date: 20191107 -- Revision Date: 20191109 -- Publication Type: Article -- Journal Subset: Biomedical; Editorial Board Reviewed; Expert Peer Reviewed; Peer Reviewed; USA -- NLM UID: 8712059. -- Source: cin20
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  1. Yesne Alici
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