Psychosocial and behavioral interventions for chronic medical conditions

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-157

  Fekete, Erin M ^a   Antoni, Michael H ^a   Schneiderman, Neil ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral interventions; Chronic illness; Psychosocial interventions

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33846784968     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3280147724     Document Type: Review

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