Practice Briefs

Psychosocial aspects of cancer depend largely on the cancer site, stage of the disease, and other contextual factors (e.g., presence of other chronic illnesses), but the psychosocial issues of cancer can be similar among different types of cancer.

Couples with a trauma history are those in which one or both partners have a history of trauma -that is unrelated to combat since there is a separate literature on combat trauma- and has led to significant traumatic symptom displays.

The National Center for Health Statistics reported data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth indicating approximately 50% of first marriages end in divorce. Divorce rates were influenced by several factors including...