Effectiveness of group psychotherapy compared to social support groups in patients with primary, non-metastatic breast cancer

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 37-60

  Vos, Petra J ^a,b   Visser, Adriaan P ^a   Garssen, Bert ^a   Duivenvoorden, Hugo J ^c   De Haes, Hanneke C J M ^d  

^a HELEN DOWLING INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Group intervention; Psychosocial adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 36448988992     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v25n04_03     Document Type: Article

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