A non-randomised trial of an art therapy intervention for patients with haematological malignancies to support post-traumatic growth

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 939-949

  Singer, Susanne ^b   Götze, Heide ^a   Buttstädt, Marianne ^a   Ziegler, Corinna ^c   Richter, Robert ^d   Brown, Anna ^e   Niederwieser, Dietger ^a   Dorst, Jana ^a   Jäkel, Nadja ^a   Geue, Kristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

art therapy; Hodgkin lymphoma; leukaemia; neoplasms; post traumatic growth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; HODGKIN DISEASE; LEUKEMIA; NEOPLASM; POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ART THERAPY; HODGKIN LYMPHOMA; LEUKAEMIA; NEOPLASMS; POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH;

EID: 84879332568     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312458332     Document Type: Article

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