Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM): A qualitative study of a brief individual psychotherapy for individuals with advanced cancer

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 713-721

  Nissim, Rinat ^a   Freeman, Emily ^a   Lo, Chris ^a   Zimmermann, Camilla ^a   Gagliese, Lucia ^a   Rydall, Anne ^a   Hales, Sarah ^a   Rodin, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; cancer; interviews; oncology; psychotherapy; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY; CANCER PATIENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MANAGING CANCER AND LIVING MEANINGFULLY THERAPY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84863212047     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311425096     Document Type: Review

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