Spirituality and meaning in supportive care: Spirituality- and meaning-centered group psychotherapy interventions in advanced cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 272-280

  Breitbart, William ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Meaning; Psychotherapy; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; WELLBEING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SELF CONCEPT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036937282     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200100289     Document Type: Review

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