Project Genesis: Assessing the Efficacy of Problem-Solving Therapy for Distressed Adult Cancer Patients

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1036-1048

  Nezu, Arthur M ^a   Nezu, Christine Maguth ^a   McClure, Kelly S ^b   Felgoise, Stephanie H ^b   Houts, Peter S ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344926517     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.71.6.1036     Document Type: Article

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