White, C. A. (2000) Body image dimensions and cancer: a heuristic cognitive behavioural model. Psycho-Oncology, 9(3), pp. 183-192. (doi: 10.1002/1099-1611(200005/06)9:3<183::AID-PON446>3.0.CO;2-L) (PMID:10871714)
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Abstract
The term body image has been associated with a multitude of definitions within psychosocial oncology. It is well known that cancer and cancer treatments often have a negative impact on appearance-related variables. A growing literature has emerged in recent years on the psychological aspects of changed appearance. This work has mainly addressed weight-related appearance and the psychology of eating disorders. A number of themes have emerged from this work. These themes have been strongly influenced by a cognitive behavioural perspective. There seems, however, to have been few attempts to integrate findings from such work with attempts to understand cancer-related appearance changes. This paper outlines some of the key developments within body image psychology and suggests a heuristic cognitive behavioural model that could be applied to the assessment, conceptualisation and treatment of body image disturbance among cancer patients.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Humans, neoplasms/px psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy/mt methods, body image, somatoform disorders/et etiology, somatoform disorders/th therapy, self concept. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | White, Professor Craig |
| Authors: | White, C. A. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Mental Health and Wellbeing |
| Journal Name: | Psycho-Oncology |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 1057-9249 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1099-1611 |
| Published Online: | 23 June 2000 |
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