Depression, anxiety and positive affect in people diagnosed with low-grade tumours : the role of illness perceptions

Keeling, Melanie and Bambrough, Jacki and Simpson, Jane (2013) Depression, anxiety and positive affect in people diagnosed with low-grade tumours : the role of illness perceptions. Psycho-Oncology, 22 (6). pp. 1421-1427. ISSN 1057-9249

Abstract

People with low-grade brain tumour experience a range of emotional, behavioural and psychosocial consequences. Using Leventhal's self-regulation model to explore biopsychosocial factors associated with distress, we examine the relationships between illness perceptions, coping and depression, anxiety and positive affect.