David Spiegel

TL;DR: Depression, especially worsening depression, was associated with the greatest number of types of negative change in self-reported sleep disturbances and the relationships found between sleep disturbance and depression, pain, and life stress suggest specific ways to address the problem of sleep disturbance for women with metastatic breast cancer.

TL;DR: It is concluded that this treatment program can be effectively implemented in a community setting and results in reduced distress among breast cancer patients.

TL;DR: The acute effects of varying dialysate calcium concentration on plasma concentrations and dialyzer fluxes of calcium and phosphorus in adult hemodialysis patients in adults with stable end-stage renal failure were evaluated.

TL;DR: Examination of levels of intrusion and avoidance symptoms and their relationships to past life stress, current emotional support, disease-related variables, and age in 125 women with metastatic breast cancer indicates that metastatic cancer is an emotionally traumatic event for a significant proportion of women.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors establish a conceptual foundation for research about art therapy as a treatment for combat-related PTSD by situating art therapy within the context of other PTSD treatments.