A study protocol for Truce: A pragmatic controlled trial of a seven-week acceptance and commitment therapy program for young people who have a parent with cancer

BMC Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Patterson, Pandora ^a,f   McDonald, Fiona E J ^a,f   Ciarrochi, Joseph ^b   Hayes, Louise ^c   Tracey, Danielle ^d   Wakefield, Claire E ^e,g   White, Kate ^f  

^a Research FairfieM   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACT; Adolescent; Cancer; Intervention; Offspring; Oncology; Parent; Pragmatic trial; Well being; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; NEW ZEALAND; PARENTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007372682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20507283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/S40359-015-0087-Y     Document Type: Article

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