Delivering a very brief psychoeducational program to cancer patients and family members in a large group format

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-182

  Cunningham, Alastair J ^a   Edmonds, Claire V I ^a   Williams, Dorothy ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY COUNSELING; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032949753     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1611(199903/04)8:2<177::AID-PON358>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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