Supportive-expressive group therapy for women with metastatic breast cancer: Improving access for Australian women through use of teleconference

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-35

  O'Brien, Mary ^a   Harris, Jill ^a   King, Robert ^b   O'Brien, Tom ^b  

^a The Women's Psychotherapy Service Inc   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; metastatic cancer; psychosocial; support groups; supportive expressive group therapy; telephone

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349310665     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140801889071     Document Type: Article

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