Existential behavioural therapy for informal caregivers of palliative patients: A randomised controlled trial

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2079-2086

  Fegg, M J ^a   Brandstatter M ^a   Kogler M ^a   Hauke, G ^b   Rechenberg Winter, P ^b   Fensterer, V ^a   Kuchenhoff H ^a   Hentrich, M ^c   Belka, C ^a   Borasio, G D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Psychotherapist in Private Practice   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

behavioural therapy; cancer; existential; informal caregivers; oncology; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXISTENTIAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; SOMATIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY; CANCER; EXISTENTIAL; INFORMAL CAREGIVERS; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883198067     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3260     Document Type: Article

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