Depression and Resilience in Breast Cancer Patients

Ristevska-Dimitrovska, Gordana; Stefanovski, Petar; Smichkoska, Snezhana; Raleva, Marija; Dejanova, Beti

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2015.119

Depression and Resilience in Breast Cancer Patients

Journal

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

Date Issued

2015-12-15

Author(s)

Ristevska-Dimitrovska, Gordana

Stefanovski, Petar

DOI

10.3889/oamjms.2015.119

Abstract

A significant number of breast cancer patients, during their life with the diagnosis, experience emotional distress in the form of depression and anxiety. Psychological resilience is the ability of a person to protect his/her mental health when faced with adverse circumstances such as the cancer diagnosis. This study aims to assess the resilience in breast cancer patients and to explore whether depression affects the resilience.