Disparities and barriers in the assessment of psychological distress, access to and use of psycho-oncological support in Europe: current perspectives

The implementation of psycho-oncological support has shown important results in positively influencing treatment outcomes and quality of life in cancer patients and survivors. In the last few decades, the importance of mental health has been brought to attention to the general public and healthcare...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Veronica Coppini, Giulia Ferraris, Dario Monzani, Roberto Grasso, Gabriella Pravettoni
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Subjects:	psycho-oncology psychological support psychological distress cancer disparities cancer inequalities cancer divide
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1252843/full

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