Imagery rescripting for psychological disorder following cancer: A case study

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-50

  Whitaker, Katriina L ^a,b   Brewin, Chris R ^b   Watson, Maggie ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75149152364     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910709X425329     Document Type: Article

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