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From Treatment to Trauma: First-Line Cancer Treatment and Cancer-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
| Title: | From Treatment to Trauma: First-Line Cancer Treatment and Cancer-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. |
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| Name(s): |
Ly, An, author Chandrasekhar, Chitra, Thesis advisor Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Earles, Julie |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Thesis | |
| Date Created: | 2021 | |
| Date Issued: | 2021 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Jupiter, Florida | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 57 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The epidemiology of cancer-related PTSD is well-documented, but the effect of first-line cancer treatments on the prevalence and severity of PTSD has yet to be consolidated. Unlike many other traumatic events preceding the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the cancer experience has ongoing stages of diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship that each present their own stressors. Due to the multifaceted nature of cancer-related trauma, it is important to understand how each component of the experience plays a role in the onset of mental illness. Thus, I review the existing literature to elucidate how the biochemical changes induced by chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery influence the onset and prevalence of cancer-related PTSD. In being informed of the physiological processes underlying treatment and their implications for mental health, patients and clinicians alike can better predict the psychological changes that occur alongside cancer treatment. | |
| Identifier: | FAUHT00148 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2021 | |
| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00148 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
