Supportive-Expressive Group Psychotherapy

Handbook of Psychotherapy in Cancer Care

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 105-117

  Classen, Catherine C ^a   Spiegel, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional expression; Existential; Group therapy; Social support; Supportive; Supportive expressive

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886083259     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470975176.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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