A pilot study of the effects of expressive writing on psychological and behavioral adjustment in patients enrolled in a Phase II trial of vaccine therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Health Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 615-619

  De Moor, Carl ^a,d   Sterner, Janet ^a   Hall, Martica ^b   Warneke, Carla ^a   Gilani, Zunera ^a   Amato, Robert ^c   Cohen, Lorenzo ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral adjustment; Expressive writing; Psychological adjustment; Renal cell carcinoma; Sleep

Indexed keywords

TUMOR VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SLEEP DISORDER; TERMINAL DISEASE; WRITING;

EID: 0036829183     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.21.6.615     Document Type: Article

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