Understanding mental health in breast cancer from screening to Survivorship: an integrative phasic Model and tool.

Integrative models of mental illness and health in psycho-oncology are aimed at all types of cancer, although the patients' experiences and issues may vary. This review summarizes the different theories and models of mental illness and health pertaining to the breast cancer experience and proposes an integrative phasic model applicable to the breast cancer trajectory. Five databases were searched for studies related to breast cancer mental health and illness theories and models.