Supportive-expressive group therapy for primary breast cancer patients: A randomized prospective multicenter trial

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 438-447

  Classen, Catherine C ^a   Kraemer, Helena C ^b   Blasey, Christine ^b   Giese Davis, Janine ^b   Koopman, Cheryl ^b   Palesh, Oxana Gronskaya ^c   Atkinson, Ami ^b   DiMiceli, Sue ^b   Stonisch Riggs, Gail ^d   Westendorp, Joan ^e   Morrow, Gary R ^d   Spiegel, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e Kalamazoo CCOP   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer groups; Cancer support groups; Group therapy; Primary breast cancer; Psychosocial interventions; Support groups; Therapist effectiveness; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 44949245138     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1280     Document Type: Article

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