A developmental-contextual model of couples coping with chronic illness is presented that
views chronic illness as affecting the adjustment of both the patient and the spouse such that …

Research concerning distress in couples coping with cancer was integrated using meta-
analysis and narrative critical appraisal. Individual levels of distress were determined more …

Kritische Lebensereignisse gehören zum Erfahrungshorizont fast aller Menschen. Es gilt zu
präzisieren, was Ereignisse als kritisch ausweist und welchen Platz sie jeweils im Leben …

Most of us laugh at something funny multiple times during a typical day. Humor serves
multiple purposes, and although there is a sizable and expanding research literature on the …

Objectives: Health psychology has contributed significantly to understanding the link
between psychological factors and health and well-being, but it has not often incorporated …

People receiving a health diagnosis experience a range of emotions, including uncertainty
and fear, and may average 1 hour a day or more dealing with illnesses such as diabetes …

OBJECTIVE: While many breast cancer patients experience “normal” distress, there is a
subset who experience clinically significant depression. We examined the current …

The authors highlighted the importance of viewing cancer from a relationship perspective.
This perspective not only considers the marital relationship as a resource that individual …

Objective: Couples facing metastatic breast cancer (MBC) must learn to cope with stressors
that can affect both partners' quality of life as well as the quality of their relationship …

Background The challenges of advanced cancer have health implications for patients and
their family caregivers from diagnosis through end of life. The nature of the patient/caregiver …