Evaluation of a group cognitive behavioural intervention for women suffering from menopausal symptoms following breast cancer treatment

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 560-563

  Hunter, Myra S ^a   Coventry, Shirley ^a   Hamed, Hisham ^b   Fentiman, Ian ^b   Grunfeld, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Hot flushes; Menopause; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HOT FLUSH FREQUENCY AND HOT FLUSH PROBLEM RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENTAL HEALTH; NIGHT SWEAT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP DISORDER; STRESS; THERAPY EFFECT; WOMEN'S HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67949120417     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1414     Document Type: Article

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