Diana Harcourt's Outputs (11)

Patients' experience of the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer (2004)
Journal Article

Purpose. This paper describes the experience of being diagnosed with skin cancer from the perspective of patients. Background. Despite the number of people with newly-diagnosed skin cancer increasing each year, the psychological impact of receiving s... Read More about Patients' experience of the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer.

Involving others in decision-making (2004)
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Involving others in decision-making (2004)
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Why don’t objective measures of bodily difference map onto the subjective experiences of psychological distress? (2004)
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The psychosocial impact of breast reconstruction (2004)
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Being visibly different: Women’s experiences of breast reconstruction (2004)
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Being visibly different: Issues relating to provision of care (2004)
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The psychology of appearance and disfigurement (2004)
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Mastectomy patients' decision-making for or against immediate breast reconstruction (2004)
Journal Article

This multi-centred study examined how 93 women due to undergo mastectomy had elected for (n = 37) or against (n = 56) immediate breast reconstruction. Initial semi-structured interviews were conducted prior to undergoing surgery whilst follow-up inte... Read More about Mastectomy patients' decision-making for or against immediate breast reconstruction.

Body image and disfigurement: Issues and interventions (2004)
Journal Article

Whether present at birth, congenital or acquired later in life, a visible disfigurement can have a profound psychological impact upon the individual concerned. Difficulties include adverse effects on body image, quality of life, and self-esteem. In a... Read More about Body image and disfigurement: Issues and interventions.

UWE Psychology Postgraduate Papers, Vol 1 (2004)
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