Supportive expressive group therapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 407-427

  Walker, Lauren M ^a   Bischoff, Theanna F ^a,b   Robinson, John W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY TUMOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; TUMOR RECURRENCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANGER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

EID: 77954390059     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: 00207284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2010.60.3.407     Document Type: Article

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