CBT for emotional distress of people with cancer: Some personal observations

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 170-173

  Greer, Steven ^a  

^a St Raphael's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced disease; Cancer; CBT; Coping; Emotional distress

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EXPRESSED EMOTION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 39549102832     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1205     Document Type: Article

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