Integrating spirituality into a group psychotherapy program for women surviving from breast cancer

Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 142-148

  Fallah, R ^a   Golzari, M ^b   Dastani, M ^c   Akbari, M E ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ALLAMEH TABATABA'I UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Baghiiatallah University   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Happiness; Hope; Life satisfaction; Spiritual therapies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HAPPINESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOPE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE;

EID: 79960938673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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