An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) group intervention for cancer survivors experiencing anxiety at re-entry

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 610-615

  Arch, Joanna J ^a   Mitchell, Jill L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANCER CENTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFUSION (UNCERTAINTY); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MINDFULNESS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MINDFULNESS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84934779590     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3890     Document Type: Article

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