Personality and disease outcome in malignant melanoma.

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the role of personality in the prediction of recurrence and survival times in early-stage malignant melanoma.

Methods: Sixty patients with Stage I malignant melanoma were assessed shortly after surgery and followed for 10-year outcome. Survival analyses were conducted (i.

Malignant melanoma: effects of a brief, structured psychiatric intervention on survival and recurrence at 10-year follow-up.

Background: The influence of psychiatric intervention on cancer outcome remains a topic of considerable debate. We previously reported the survival benefits for 68 patients with malignant melanoma 5 to 6 years following their participation in a structured psychiatric group intervention. In this article, we report the effects of the intervention on disease outcome in these same patients at the 10-year follow-up.