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. 2019 Apr 1;29(2):141–146.

Table 2.

Risk Factors for PTSD in Cancer

Diagnosis of advanced disease ^{(Abbey et al., 2015)}
Young age ^{(Abbey et al., 2015)}
Recently completed treatment ^{(Abbey et al., 2015)}
Reduced socioeconomic status ^{(Swartzman et al., 2017)}
Reduced education level ^{(Swartzman et al., 2017)}
History of trauma prior to cancer diagnosis ^{(Cordova et al., 1995)}
History of mental health conditions ^{(Cordova et al., 1995)}
Poor social support ^{(Wachen et al., 2014)}
Certain types of cancer ^{(Butler et al., 1999)}