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Cancer Patients: Psychotherapy
David Spiegel
- pp 359-364
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The article was published on 2002-01-01. It has received 2 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cancer.read more
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Aging and Cancer
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Critical review of psychosocial interventions in cancer care.
TL;DR: This comprehensive review of the intervention literature reveals the availability of a wide range of options for patients with cancer and their potential psychological and physical health benefits.
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Effects of psychological treatment on cancer patients : a critical review
TL;DR: Tailored counseling has been shown to be effective with respect to distress, self‐concept, (health) locus of control, fatigue, and sexual problems, and structured counseling showed positive effects withrespect to depression and distress.
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Sampling of empirically supported psychological treatments from health psychology: Smoking, chronic pain, cancer, and bulimia nervosa.
TL;DR: A sampling of interventions in health psychology and behavioral medicine is offered that meet the criteria for empirically supported treatments for smoking cessation, chronic pain, cancer, and bulimia nervosa.
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Improving the quality and quantity of life among patients with cancer: a review of the effectiveness of group psychotherapy.
TL;DR: There is compelling evidence indicating that group psychotherapy improves the quality of life of cancer patients, and there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that group Psychotherapy improves survival of cancer Patients.
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A 43-year-old woman coping with cancer.
TL;DR: Mrs K’s medical history is remarkable for infertility, for which she joined a local “mind-body” program and later became pregnant and used these techniques to counter the stress of the cancer diagnosis and carried these skills forward and became a peer counselor for others with cancer.