Surrender as a form of active acceptance among breast cancer survivors receiving Psycho-Spiritual Integrative Therapy

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2821-2827

  Rosequist, Lisa ^a   Wall, Kathleen ^a   Corwin, Diana ^b   Achterberg, Jeanne ^c   Koopman, Cheryl ^b  

^a Institute of Transpersonal Psychology   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAYBROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping; Psycho Spiritual Integrative Therapy; Spirituality; Surrender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEDITATION; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHO SPIRITUAL INTEGRATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SPIRITUAL CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84868466364     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1406-y     Document Type: Article

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