General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 201-207 , May 1995

Marital crises in oncology patients: An approach to initial intervention by primary clinicians

  • John Peteet, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: John Peteet, M.D., Division of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115.
    • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Psychosocial Services and Social Work, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Division of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • ,
  • Bonnie Greenberg, M.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Psychosocial Services and Social Work, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Division of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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