Problem-solving therapy for psychological distress in Japanese early-stage breast cancer patients

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1168-1174

  Hirai, Kei ^a   Motooka, Hiroko ^b   Ito, Naoshi ^c   Wada, Naoko ^d   Yoshizaki, Arika ^a   Shiozaki, Mariko ^e   Momino, Kanae ^f   Okuyama, Toru ^f   Akechi, Tatsuo ^f  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KANSAI UNIVERSITY OF WELFARE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Problem solving therapy; Psychological distress; Psychological intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84870441124     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hys158     Document Type: Article

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