Tailoring cognitive-behavioral therapy to treat anxiety comorbid with advanced cancer

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 294-313

  Greer, Joseph A ^a,b   Park, Elyse R ^a,b   Prigerson, Holly G ^b,c   Safren, Steven A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cancer; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 77957881376     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.24.4.294     Document Type: Article

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