Implementation and benefits of psychooncological group interventions in German breast centers: A pilot study on supportive-expressive group therapy for women with primary breast cancer

Breast Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-96

  Reuter, Katrin ^a   Scholl, Isabelle ^b   Sillem, Martin ^c   Hasenburg, Annette ^a   Härter, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c General Hospital Emmendingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Primary breast cancer; Psychooncology; Supportive expressive group therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 77952814464     PISSN: 16613791     EISSN: 16613805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000297739     Document Type: Article

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