A hypnotherapy intervention for the treatment of anxiety in patients with cancer receiving palliative care

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 69-75

  Plaskota, Marek ^a,d   Lucas, Caroline ^a   Pizzoferro, Kathleen ^b   Saini, Treena ^c   Evans, Rosie ^a   Cook, Karen ^d  

^a PRINCESS ALICE HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Complementary therapy; Depression; End of life care; Hypnotherapy; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861123735     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2012.18.2.69     Document Type: Article

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