Imagery intervention for recovering breast Cancer Patients: Clinical trial of safety and efficacy

Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-75

  Freeman, Lyn ^a   Cohen, Lorenzo ^b   Stewart, Mary ^c   White, Rebecca ^d   Link, Judith ^e   Palmer, J Lynn ^f   Welton, Derek ^a  

^a Mind Matters Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Oncology and Hematology LLC   (United States)

^d Arctic Skye Family Medicine   (United States)

^e Alaska Regional Hospital   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Clinical trials; Imagery; Mind body medicine; National Cancer Institute; Stress; Symptom management; Visualization techniques

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMAGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SOMATIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS MANAGEMENT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46449091137     PISSN: 1715894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7200.2008.0011     Document Type: Article

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