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Prevalence and predictors of prescription psychoactive medication use in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Prevalence and predictors of prescription psychoactive medication use in adult survivors of... Survivors of childhood cancer are more likely to be prescribed psychoactive medication than their sibling counterparts, though use of such medication does not appear to normalize quality of life. Survivors are encouraged to consider additional interventions, including psychosocial support and physical exercise. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice Springer Journals

Prevalence and predictors of prescription psychoactive medication use in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Springer Science+Business Media New York
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Public Health; Oncology; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Health Informatics; Quality of Life Research; Primary Care Medicine
ISSN
1932-2259
eISSN
1932-2267
DOI
10.1007/s11764-012-0250-x
pmid
23224753
Publisher site
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Abstract

Survivors of childhood cancer are more likely to be prescribed psychoactive medication than their sibling counterparts, though use of such medication does not appear to normalize quality of life. Survivors are encouraged to consider additional interventions, including psychosocial support and physical exercise.

Journal

Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and PracticeSpringer Journals

Published: Dec 8, 2012

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