Articles in Journals
Baider, L. Observations on the process of death and dying, Australian Journal of Social Issues, 7(3):207-216, 1972.
Baider, L. Group work with addicts and therapists, Drug Forum: The Journal of Human Issues, 3(1):91-102, 1973.
Baider, L. and Sarell, M. An evaluation of the role of primary nurse in an oncology department, Mental Health and Society, 1(2):110-117, 1974.
Baider, L. and Rosenfeld, E. The adult and the child in times of war, Social Casework, 55(8):497-503, 1974.
Baider, L. and Rosenfeld E. To whom does Jose’s nose belong, Hed-Hagan, 2:128-133 (in Hebrew), 1974.
Baider, L. A psycholinguistic study of the teacher-child relationship, Elementary English: Journal of the National Council of Teachers of English, 51(8):1114-1117, 1974.
Baider, L. Private experience and public expectation on the cancer ward, Omega: International Journal for the Psychological Study of Dying, 6(4):373-381, 1975.
Baider, L. Managing to work, Health and Social Service Journal, LXXXVI (4471), 1976.
Baider, L. Some observations on the process of dying, Saad, 20(4):27-31 (in Hebrew), 1976.
Baider, L. and Rosenfeld, E. Some aspects of the selection and training of group workers for after-school programs in culturally disadvantaged neighborhoods, Journal of Jewish Communal Service, LIII:345-355, 1977.
Baider, L. The silent message: communication in a family with a dying patient, Journal of Marriage and Family Counseling, 3(3):23-28, 1977.
Baider, L. Consensus vs. discrepancy: an analysis of role performance of admissions clerks in a hospital setting, Mental Health and Society, International Journal of Community Mental Health, 4(3-4):17-22, 1977-1978.
Baider, L. and Rosenfeld, E. The role of adolescence in the process of differentiation, Israel Annals of Psychiatry and Related Disciplines, 16(4):299-314, 1978.
Baider, L. and Rosenfeld, E. Social environment for the disadvantaged child, Hed-Hagan, 183-196 (in Hebrew), 1976.
Baider, L., Cornely, P., Benswanger, C. and Sonis, M. Process of coping: confrontation with infant death, Israel Annals of Psychiatry and Related Disciplines, 17(4):305-317, 1979.
Baider, L., Cornely, P., Benswanger, C. and Sonis, M. Infant death in a rural community: implications for research and intervention, Journal of Rural and Community Psychology, 1(4):11-21, 1980.
Baider, L. and Porat, S. Uncovering fear: group experience in nurses in a cancer ward, The International Journal of Nursing Studies, 18:47-52, 1981.
Baider, L. Cancer: myth or reality, Journal of Health, Politics, Policy and Law, 5(4):609-595, 1981.
Baider, L. and Edelstein, E. Dimensions of change: coping mechanism of post-mastectomy women, a group experience, Israel Journal of Medical Sciences, 17(9-10):988-992, 1981.
Baider, L., Sarell, M. and Edelstein, E. Selected social-psychological characteristics of a sample of Israel cancer patients: facts and implications, Israel Journal of Medical Sciences, 18(2):259-265, 1982.
Baider, L. and Edelstein, E. Role reversal: when doctors become patients, Psychiatria Clinica, 15(4):177-183, 1982.
Baider, L., Gentry, D.W. and Gary, H.E. Type A/B differences in coping with acute myocardial infarction: further considerations, Heart and Lung, 12(3):212-214, 1983.
Baider, L. and Sarell, M. Perceptions and causal attributions of Israeli women with breast cancer concerning their illness: the effects of ethnicity and religiosity, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 39(3):136-143, 1983.
Sarell, M. and Baider, L. The effects of cultural background on communications patterns of Israeli cancer patients, Psychopathology, 17(1):17-23, 1984.
Baider, L., Sarell, M. and Edelstein, E. A judgmental measure of coping with cancer, Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 20(3):241-253, 1984.
Baider, L. and Sarell, M. Couples in crisis: patient-spouse differences in perception of interaction patterns and illness situation, Family Therapy, 11(2):115-122, 1984.
Baider, L. and Sarell, M. Coping with cancer among Holocaust survivors in Israel: an exploratory study, Journal of Human Stress, 10(3):121-127, 1984.
Baider, L., Amikan, J. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Time-limited thematic group with post-mastectomy patients, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 28(4):323-330, 1984.
Baider, L. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Couples’ reactions and adjustment to mastectomy, International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 14(3):265-276, 1984.
Edelstein, E., Baider, L. and Baron, H. Physicians as patients: a comparative study of attitudes of physicians and non-physicians, Psychopathology, 17:213-216, 1984.
Baider, L. and Abramovitch, H. The Dybbuk: cultural context of a cancer patient, The Hospice Journal, 1(2):113-121, 1985.
Baider, L. The oncologist and his patients: an inquiry into their relationship, Journal of Psychology and Judaism, 9(1):46-57, 1985.
Baider, L., Rizel, S. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Comparison of couples’ adjustment to lumpectomy and mastectomy, General Hospital Psychiatry, 8:251-257, 1986.
Baider, L. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Family perception and adjustment in post-mastectomy women, International Journal of Family Psychiatry, 7:439-447, 1986.
Baider, L. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. The meaning of a disease: exploratory study of post-mastectomy Moslem Arabs in Jerusalem, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 4:1-131, 1987.
Baider, L. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Adjustment to cancer: who is the patient, the husband or the wife?, Israel Journal of Medical Sciences, 24(9-10):631-636, 1988.
Baider, L., Peretz, T. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Gender and adjustment to chronic disease: a study of couples with colon cancer, General Hospital Psychiatry, 10(5):1-8, 1989.
Baider, L. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Group therapy with adolescent cancer patients, Journal of Adolescent Health Care, 10(1):1-5, 1989.
Baider, L., Peretz, T. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Effect of the Holocaust on coping with cancer, Social Science and Medicine, 34(1):11-15, 1992.
Baider, L. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Impact of cancer on couples, Cancer Investigation, 11(6):706-713, 1993.
Baider, L., Peretz, T. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Holocaust cancer patients: a comparative study, Psychiatry - Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 56(4):349-355, 1993.
Baider, L. Quality of life in cancer patients, Klinische Pharmakologie Aktuell, 5(2):32-36 (in German), 1994.
Baider, L., Uziely, B. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Progressive muscle relaxation and guided imagery in cancer patients, General Hospital Psychiatry, 16:340-348, 1994.
Peretz, T., Baider, L., Ever-Hadani, P., Kaplan De-Nour, A. Psychological distress in female cancer patients with Holocaust experience, General Hospital Psychiatry, 16:413-418, 1994.
Baider, L. Ever-Hadani, P., Kaplan De-Nour, A. The impact of culture on perceptions of patient-physician satisfaction, Israel Journal of Medical Sciences, 31(2-3):179-185, 1995.
Baider, L. Psychological intervention: time-limited thematic group dynamic with post- mastectomy couples, Supportive Care in Cancer, 4:239-243, 1995.
Baider, L., Perry, S., Holland, J., Sison, A. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Couples and gender relationship: a sample of melanoma patients and their spouses, Family Systems Medicine, 13(1):1-9, 1995.
Baider, L., Kaufman, B., Ever-Hadani, P. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Coping with additional stresses: comparative study of Israeli and new immigrant cancer patients, Social Science and Medicine, 42(7):1077-1084, 1996.
Baider, L., Ever-Hadani, P. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. Crossing new bridges: the process of adaptation and psychological distress of Russian immigrants in Israel, Psychiatry, 59:175-183, 1996.
Baider, L., Perry, S., Holland, J., Sison, A. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. The role of psychological variables in a group of melanoma patients: an Israeli sample. Psychosomatics, 38(1):45-53, 1997.
Baider, L., Peretz, T., Kaplan De-Nour, A. The effect of behavioral intervention on the psychological distress of Holocaust survivors with cancer. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 66:44-49, 1997.
Baider, L., Kaplan De-Nour, A. Psychological distress and intrusive thoughts in cancer patients. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 185:346-348, 1997.
Baider, L., Uziely, B. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. The impact of perceived behavior on patient-physician communication. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 809:266-278, 1997.
Peretz, T., Baider, L., Barak, V., Kaplan De-Nour, A. et al. The combination of interferon and tamoxifen for patients with advanced breast cancer and negative estrogen receptors. The Breast: An International Journal, 6:190-193, 1997.
Baider L., Koch U., Esaacson R. and Kaplan De-Nour A. Prospective study of cancer patients and their spouses: the weakness of marital strength. Psycho-Oncology, 7:49-56, 1998.
Baider L., Walach N., Perry S., Kaplan De-Nour A. Cancer in married couples: higher or lesser distress? Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 45(1):1-11, 1998.
Barak V., Nisman B., Roisman I., Hubert A., Farbstein H., Baider L., Kaplan De-Nour A., Halperin T., Stephanos S. and Peretz T. TPS in assessing response to therapy and prognosis of breast cancer patients treated with interferons. Journal of Tumor Marker Oncology, 12:155-160, 1997.
Holland J., Kash K.M., Passik S., Gronert M., Sison A., Lederberg M., Baider L. and Fox B. A brief spiritual beliefs inventory for use in quality of life research in life-threatening illness. Psycho-Oncology, 7:460-469, 1998.
Baider L. Functional empathy. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, 14:283-286, 1998.
Baider L., Russak S., Perry S., Kash KM, Fox B. and Holland JC. The role of religious and spiritual beliefs in coping with malignant melanoma: an Israeli sample. Psycho-Oncology, 8:27-36, 1999.
Holland JC, Passik S., Kash KM , Russak S., Fox B. and Baider L. The role of religious and spiritual beliefs in coping with malignant melanoma. Psycho-Oncology, 8:14-27, 1999.
Barak V., Kalickman I., Nisman B., Farbstein H., Gridlender ZG, Baider L., Kaplan De-Nour A., Stephanos S. and Peretz T. Changes in Cytokine production of breast cancer patients treated with Interfons. Cytokine, 10(12):977-983, 1998.
Baider L. and Kaplan De-Nour A. Psychological distress of cancer couples: a leveling effect. New Trends in Experimental and Clinical Psychiatry, 15:197-204, 1999.
Baider L. and Kaplan De-Nour A. Psychological distress in healthy women with familial breast cancer: like mother like daughter? International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 29:411-420, 1999.
Baider L., Ever-Hadani P., Peretz T., Peri S., Abramov R. and Kaplan De-Nour A. Transmission of response to trauma? Second-generation Holocaust survivors’ reaction to cancer. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 157:904-910, 2000.
Baider, L., Peretz, T., Ever-Hadani, P., Koch U. Psychological intervention in cancer patients: a randomized study. General Hospital Psychiatry, 23:1-8, 2001.
Baider L. and Wein S. Reality and fugues in physicians facing death: confrontation, coping and adaptation at the bedside. Critical Reviews in Oncology-Hematology, 40:97-103, 2001.
Baider L. and Bengel U. Cancer and the spouse: controversies on gender differentiation within health and illness. Critical Reviews in Oncology-Hematology, 40:115-123, 2001.
Baider L., Holland J. and Kaplan De-Nour A. The System of Belief Inventory (SBI-15R): a validation study in Israel. Psycho-Oncology, 10:534-541, 2001.
Baider L., Andritsch E., Uziely B., Goldzweig G., Ever-Hadani P., Hoffman G., Krenn G., and Samonigg H. Do different cultural settings affect the psychological distress of breast cancer women? A randomized study. European Journal of Cancer Care (in press 2003).
Baider L., Andritsch E., Uziely B., Goldzweig G., Ever-Hadani P., Hoffman G., Krenn G., and Samonigg H. Effects of age on coping and psychological distress in women diagnosed with breast cancer: review of literature and analysis of two different geographical settings. Critical Reviews in Oncology-Hematology (in press 2003).
Baider L., Goldzweig G., Ever-Hadani P., Wygoda M., and Peretz T. Is perceived family support a relevant variable in psychological distress? A sample of prostate and breast cancer couples. Journal of Psychosomatic Research (in press 2003).
Chapters in Books
Baider, L., Family structure and the process of dying: a study of cancer patients and their family interaction. Ph.D. Dissertation, Brandeis University Publication 73, Michigan Publications, Illinois Dissertation Abstracts, 34(1), 1973.
Baider, L., Introduction to the sociology of the family: some concepts and approaches. In Family Medicine: Principles and Application, J. Medalie (Ed.), Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, Chapter 3, pp. 29-36, 1978.
Baider, L., On death and dying. In Family Medicine: Principles and Application, J. Medalie (Ed.), Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, Chapter 15, pp. 213-215, 1978.
Baider, L. and Rosenfeld, E., A compensatory community environment for the culturally disadvantaged child. In The Child and his Family, Anthony and Koupernik (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. 619-642, 1978.
Baider, L., Private experience and public expectation. In Stress and Survival, C. Garfield (Ed.), C.V. Mosby, St. Louis, Chapter 22, pp. 193-198, 1979.
Baider, L., Communication in a family with a dying patient. In Review of Family Therapy, G. Berenson (Ed.), Human Science Press, New York, Chapter 10, pp. 231-241, 1982.
Baider, L., Reach to Recovery volunteers: a dynamic training. In Reach to Recovery: Third European Conference, Comelli Fils a Meudon Press, Paris, pp. 171-181, 1985.
Baider, L. and Kaplan De-Nour, A., Breast cancer: a family affair. In Stress and Breast Cancer, C.L. Cooper (Ed.), John Wiley & Sons, London and New York, Chapter 8, pp. 155-170, 1988.
Baider, L. and Edelstein, E.L., Beyond denial: replacement fantasies in patients with life-threatening illness. In Denial: A Theoretical Clarification of Concepts and Research, E.L. Edelstein, D. Nathanson and A. Stone (Eds.), Plenum Press, New York, pp. 237-251, 1989.
Baider, L. and Kaplan, De-Nour, A., Is the spouse an effective support for the cancer patient? In Cancer Rehabilitation and Psycho-Oncology, U. Koch and F. Potreck-Rose (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin and New York, pp. 38-48, 1990.
Baider, L., Peretz, T. and Kaplan De-Nour, A., The impact of trauma on coping with cancer. In Krankheits - Verarbeitung, E. Heim and M. Perrez (Eds.), Verlang GmbH and Co., Gotingen, pp. 117-126, 1994.
Kaplan De-Nour, A. and Baider, L., Effect of chronic illness on family function: a clinical study. In Family Issues, Dan G. Hertz (Ed.), Gefen, Israel, pp. 113-124, 1994.
Baider, L., Kaufman, B., Ever-Hadani, P. and Kaplan De-Nour, A., A destiny of hope: immigrant couples coping with multiple stresses. In The Handbook of Stress Medicine, C.L. Cooper (Ed.), CRC Press, New York, Chapter 15, pp. 291-306, 1995.
Baider, L., Manor, O., Ever-Hadani, P., Kaufman, B., Peretz, T. and Kaplan De-Nour, A., Mutuality of fate: adaptation and psychological distress in cancer patients and their partners. In Cancer and the Family, L. Baider, C.L. Cooper and A. Kaplan De-Nour (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, London and New York, Section III, Chapter 9, 1995.
Baider L., Uziely, B. and Kaplan De-Nour, A., The impact of perceived behavior on patient-physician communication. In Communication with the Cancer Patient: Information and Truth, A. Surbone and M. Zwitter (Eds.), New York Academy of Sciences, New York, 1997.
Baider, L. and Kaplan De-Nour, A., Cancer and couples - its impact on the healthy partner: Methodological considerations. In Cancer and the Family (Second Revised Edition), L. Baider, C.L. Cooper and A. Kaplan De-Nour (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, London and New York, Section I, Chapter 3, 2000.
Books
Baider, L., Cooper, C.L. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. (Eds.), Cancer and the Family, John Wiley & Sons, London and New York, 1995.
Baider, L., Cooper, C.L. and Kaplan De-Nour, A. (Eds.), Cancer and the Family (Second Revised Edition), John Wiley & Sons, London and New York, 2000.
Areas of Research
Systems of belief in coping with cancer
A number of studies have documented that religious beliefs among cancer patients correlate significantly with decreased levels of psychological distress, decreased social isolation and higher quality of life (35% of oncology patients consider themselves religious). We have started to explore the extent to which reliance on a personal spiritual and/or religious belief system plays a role in reducing distress, improving coping abilities and adherence to medical protocols (chemotherapy-radiotherapy).
Communication: doctor-patient perception
Communication is the oldest and most important medical and psychological skill. It is often taken for granted and rarely included in the curriculum of medical schools – its omission is particularly deleterious for the first-year pre-clinic students. Yet, communication remains the single most important tool of the medical profession. We believe that the doctor-patient relationship - especially in Oncology – is a crucial factor in patients complying with their treatment and in raising their quality of life. A number of our publications discuss the results of doctor-patient perception of the actual and ideal physician, using several groups from the oncology population.
Families/spouses of cancer patients
We believe that cancer is a family affair; especially in Israel, which is sociologically considered a “familial society”. Cancer is not an isolated illness only to be experienced by the patient but one that affects every member of the family. Several of our studies have focused on how the health partner is influenced by or can influence the sick partner’s behavior. It is our assumption that partners and/or families cannot always serve as a conduit for social support and that they themselves are at high psychological risk. We have edited a book devoted entirely to this subject, with a second edition published in May 2000 by John Wiley and Sons.
Illness and gender differentiation