Changes in emotion regulation and psychological adjustment following use of a group psychosocial support program for women recently diagnosed with breast cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-180

  Cameron, Linda D ^a   Booth, Roger J ^a   Schlatter, Melanie ^a   Ziginskas, Danute ^b   Harman, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b St Marks Breast Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer; Distress; Emotion regulation; Group intervention

Indexed keywords

GOSERELIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDITATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SUPPORT GROUP; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33847708279     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1050     Document Type: Article

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