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Suzanne C. Lechner

Suzanne C. Lechner

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Psychology

D-Index
43
Citations
6730
World Ranking
7317
National Ranking
3951

Overview

Suzanne C. Lechner is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans various subfields, including Oncology, Applied Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Clinical Psychology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The main topics of Suzanne C. Lechner's research focus on cancer survivorship and care, optimism, hope, and well-being, as well as the quality of life of childhood cancer survivors. Additional topics include resilience and mental health, cerebral palsy and movement disorders, religion, spirituality, and psychology, and palliative care and end-of-life issues.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Suzanne C. Lechner include:

  • A Comprehensive Resiliency Framework: Theoretical Model, Treatment, and Evaluation (2021), Global Advances in Health and Medicine
  • Spiritual well-being, distress and quality of life in Hispanic women diagnosed with cancer undergoing treatment with chemotherapy (2022), Psycho-Oncology
  • Does the Broaden-and-Build Theory Explain Reduction in Social Disruption After a Brief Relaxation Intervention for Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Treatment? (2022), Behavior Therapy
  • Deep learning-based quantification of eosinophils and lymphocytes shows complementary prognostic effects in colorectal cancer patients (2025), npj Precision Oncology
  • Greater Post-Surgical Pain Predicts Long-Term Depressed Affect in Breast Cancer Patients (2021), European Journal of Health Psychology

Frequent coauthors working with Suzanne C. Lechner include Michael H. Antoni, Hannah M. Fisher, Chloe J. Taub, Elyse R. Park, and Christina M. Luberto.

The venues where Suzanne C. Lechner has published include:

  • Global Advances in Health and Medicine
  • Psycho-Oncology
  • Behavior Therapy
  • npj Precision Oncology
  • European Journal of Health Psychology

Best Publications

  • How Stress Management Improves Quality of Life after Treatment for Breast Cancer.

    Michael H. Antoni;Suzanne C. Lechner;Aisha Kazi;Sarah R. Wimberly

  • Curvilinear associations between benefit finding and psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer

    Suzanne C. Lechner;Charles S. Carver;Michael H. Antoni;Kathryn E. Weaver

  • Do sociodemographic and disease-related variables influence benefit-finding in cancer patients?

    Suzanne C. Lechner;Sandra G. Zakowski;Michael H. Antoni;Michael Greenhawt

  • Aging Down-Regulates the Transcription Factor E2A, Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase, and Ig Class Switch in Human B Cells

    Daniela Frasca;Ana Marie Landin;Suzanne C. Lechner;John G. Ryan

  • Cognitive behavioral stress management effects on psychosocial and physiological adaptation in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

    Michael H. Antoni;Suzanne Lechner;Alain Diaz;Sara Vargas

  • Reduction of cancer-specific thought intrusions and anxiety symptoms with a stress management intervention among women undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

    Michael H. Antoni;Sarah R. Wimberly;Suzanne C. Lechner;Aisha Kazi

  • Cognitive-behavioral stress management reverses anxiety-related leukocyte transcriptional dynamics.

    Michael H. Antoni;Susan K. Lutgendorf;Bonnie Blomberg;Charles S. Carver

  • Obesity decreases B cell responses in young and elderly individuals.

    Daniela Frasca;Franco Ferracci;Alain Diaz;Maria Romero

  • Long-term psychological benefits of cognitive-behavioral stress management for women with breast cancer: 11-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

    Jamie M. Stagl;Laura C. Bouchard;Suzanne C. Lechner;Bonnie B. Blomberg

  • Stress management intervention reduces serum cortisol and increases relaxation during treatment for nonmetastatic breast cancer.

    Kristin M. Phillips;Michael H. Antoni;Suzanne C. Lechner;Bonnie B. Blomberg

  • Cognitive–behavioral interventions improve quality of life in women with AIDS

    Suzanne C Lechner;Michael H Antoni;David Lydston;Arthur LaPerriere

  • Intrinsic defects in B cell response to seasonal influenza vaccination in elderly humans.

    Daniela Frasca;Alain Diaz;Maria Romero;Ana Marie Landin

  • A path model of the effects of spirituality on depressive symptoms and 24-h urinary-free cortisol in HIV-positive persons.

    Adam W. Carrico;Gail Ironson;Michael H. Antoni;Suzanne C. Lechner

  • Posttraumatic Growth and Group-Based Interventions for Persons Dealing With Cancer: What Have We Learned So Far?

    Suzanne C. Lechner;Michael H. Antoni

  • A randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioral stress management in breast cancer: survival and recurrence at 11-year follow-up

    Jamie M. Stagl;Suzanne C. Lechner;Charles S. Carver;Laura C. Bouchard

  • Psychosocial and sociodemographic correlates of benefit-finding in men treated for localized prostate cancer.

    David P. Kinsinger;Frank J. Penedo;Michael H. Antoni;Jason R. Dahn

  • Measurement Issues in Assessing Growth Following Stressful Life Experiences.

    Crystal L. Park;Suzanne C. Lechner

  • World Congress Integrative Medicine & Health 2017: Part one

    Carolyn Ee;Sharmala Thuraisingam;Marie Pirotta;Simon French

  • Illness perceptions and emotional well-being in men treated for localized prostate cancer

    Lara Traeger;Frank J. Penedo;Frank J. Penedo;Jeffrey S. Gonzalez;Jason R. Dahn

  • Increases in a marker of immune system reconstitution are predated by decreases in 24-h urinary cortisol output and depressed mood during a 10-week stress management intervention in symptomatic HIV-infected men.

    Michael H. Antoni;Dean G. Cruess;Nancy Klimas;Adam W. Carrico

  • Medical illness and positive life change : can crisis lead to personal transformation?

    Crystal L. Park;Suzanne C. Lechner;Michael H. Antoni;Annette L. Stanton

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael H. Antoni
Michael H. Antoni University of Miami
Charles S. Carver
Charles S. Carver University of Miami
Neil Schneiderman
Neil Schneiderman University of Miami
Frank J. Penedo
Frank J. Penedo University of Miami
Gail Ironson
Gail Ironson University of Miami
Lara Traeger
Lara Traeger Harvard University
Brent J. Small
Brent J. Small University of South Florida
Crystal L. Park
Crystal L. Park University of Connecticut
Annette L. Stanton
Annette L. Stanton University of California, Los Angeles
Maria M. Llabre
Maria M. Llabre University of Miami

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