Background: Being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing its treatment are associated with
substantial distress that can cause long-lasting negative psychological outcomes …

Although there has been considerable progress in reducing cancer incidence in the United
States, the number of cancer survivors continues to increase due to the aging and growth of …

Interest in the phenomenon of perceived growth following highly stressful experiences
continues to proliferate. Already there is abundant evidence that perceptions of growth are …

This Review discusses physiological, emotional, behavioural, and cognitive aspects of
psychological adjustment to chronic illness. Reviewing the reports of the past decade, we …

Chronic diseases carry important psychological and social consequences that demand
significant psychological adjustment. The literature is providing increasingly nuanced …

The number of individuals living with a history of cancer is estimated at 13.7 million in the
United States and is expected to rise with the aging of the population. With expanding …

This investigation used a non-randomized controlled design to evaluate the effect and
feasibility of a mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) program on immune function …

Reflecting on the profound personal changes he has observed in himself and in his life
since the suicidal death of his son five years ago, a 58-year-old father observes: As a result …

Cancer survivors' efforts at meaning making may influence the extent to which they
successfully make meaning from their experience (ie, experience posttraumatic growth, find …

Two studies of assault survivors (Ns= 180, 70) examined associations between
posttraumatic growth (PTG) and posttrauma psychopathology. Both studies found significant …