Alexithymia and cancer pain: The effect of psychological intervention

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 156-163

  Tulipani, Cinzia ^a   Morelli, Francesco ^a   Spedicato, Maria Rosaria ^a   Maiello, Evaristo ^a   Todarello, Orlando ^b   Porcelli, Piero ^c,d  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Cancer; Coping; Illness behavior; Pain; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 12; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 77951112346     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000286960     Document Type: Article

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