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Distress During Cancer Treatment And Its Relation To Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Matthew Robert Moore
Distress During Cancer Treatment And Its Relation To Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Matthew Robert Moore
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation focuses on the psychological response to stress in cancer patients. Specifically, it examines the factors which increase the likelihood of experiencing distress and posttraumatic stress (PTSS), as well as the relationship between distress and PTSS. The dissertation is composed of three manuscripts, the first of which presents a review of the current literature on distress and PTSS in adult cancer patient populations. It indicates that distress is prevalent in cancer patient populations, and that increased levels of distress may be related to PTSS. Furthermore, risk and protective factors are identified, including older age and social support, which may …
Identity By The Numbers: Cancerous Lesions And Likelihood Ratios, William Daniel Cawley
Identity By The Numbers: Cancerous Lesions And Likelihood Ratios, William Daniel Cawley
Masters Theses
The use of Bayesian theory has been gaining popularity within the forensic anthropology community for its ability to model the way in which decisions are made based upon varying levels of confidence. However, many forensic anthropologists have been reticent to adapt Bayesian approaches given the general lack of knowledge in regards to this approach (Konigsberg and Frankenburg, 2013:153). The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate how the application of an establish Bayesian framework can be used to determine likelihood ratios representing the probative value of skeletal lesions consistent with cancer for use in forensic personal identification. To do this, …