Changes in breast cancer patients after psychosocial intervention as indicated in drawings

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 353-360

  Ho, R T H ^a   Potash, J S ^a   Fu, Wai ^b   Wong, K P L ^a   Chan, C L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong Shue Yan College   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Art and drawings; Chinese cancer patients; Image analysis; Oncology; Psychosocial intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRAWING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPACE; SYMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; ART; ATTITUDE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES;

EID: 77950893058     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1551     Document Type: Article

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