Art therapy improved depression and influenced fatigue levels in cancer patients on chemotherapy

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 980-984

  Bar Sela, Gil ^a   Atid, Lily ^a   Danos, Sara ^a   Gabay, Naomi ^a   Epelbaum, Ron ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anthroposophical art therapy; Cancer patients; Depression; Fatigue; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PAINTING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ART THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36048937532     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1175     Document Type: Article

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