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Melissa W. Racioppo
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 3
Citations - 514
Melissa W. Racioppo is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Distress & Test validity. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 505 citations.
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Never the Twain shall meet? Closing the gap between coping research and clinical intervention research.
TL;DR: Process studies of interventions designed to improve coping provide an alternative to fruitless and potentially misleading correlational studies using checklists and might also aid in understanding and refining intervention strategies.
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What do ratings of cancer-specific distress mean among women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer?
TL;DR: Overall, high‐risk status was rated as more distressing than undergoing genetic testing, and women with the highest ratings of cancer‐related stress were less inclined to obtain testing, but were not more generally distressed or maladjusted.
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Validity and efficiency of screening for history of depression by self-report.
TL;DR: This study examined the validity and efficiency of assessment of lifetime history of depression by self-report screening questions in comparison with the results of a structured interview assessment conducted a year earlier.