Management of major depression in outpatients attending a cancer centre: A preliminary evaluation of a multicomponent cancer nurse-delivered intervention

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 310-313

  Sharpe, M ^a   Strong, V ^a   Allen, K ^a   Rush, R ^b   Maguire, P ^c   House, A ^d   Ramirez, A ^e   Cull, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Major depressive disorder; Nurse; Problem solving therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OUTPATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342322763     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601546     Document Type: Article

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