The effects of personal construct group therapy on breast cancer survivors

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 284-292

  Lane, Lisbeth G ^a,b   Viney, Linda L ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOTTSCHALK GLESER CONTENT ANALYSIS SCALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT GROUP THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 15944417437     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.2.284     Document Type: Article

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