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Group therapy and hypnosis reduce metastatic breast carcinoma pain
David Spiegel,Joan R. Bloom +1 more
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Changes in pain measures were significantly correlated with changes in self-rated total mood disturbance on the Profile of Mood States and with its anxiety, depression, and fatigue subscales, and possible mechanisms for the effectiveness of these interventions are discussed.Abstract:
The pain and mood disturbance of 54 women with metastatic carcinoma of the breast were studied over the course of one year. A random sample was offered weekly group therapy during the year, with or without self-hypnosis training directed toward enhancing their competence at mastering pain and stress related to cancer. Both treatment groups demonstrated significantly less self-rated pain sensation (t = 2.5 p less than 0.02) and suffering (t = 2.17, p less than 0.03) than the control sample. Those who were offered the self-hypnosis training as well as group therapy fared best in controlling the pain sensation (F = 3.1, p less than 0.05). Pain frequency and duration were not affected. Changes in pain measures were significantly correlated with changes in self-rated total mood disturbance on the Profile of Mood States and with its anxiety, depression, and fatigue subscales. Possible mechanisms for the effectiveness of these interventions are discussed.read more
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Effect of psychosocial treatment on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer
David Spiegel,David Spiegel,HelenaC. Kraemer,HelenaC. Kraemer,JoanR. Bloom,JoanR. Bloom,Ellen Gottheil,Ellen Gottheil +7 more
TL;DR: The effect of psychosocial intervention on time of survival of 86 patients with metastatic breast cancer was studied prospectively and survival plots indicated that divergence in survival began at 20 months after entry, or 8 months after intervention ended.
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Malignant Melanoma: Effects of an Early Structured Psychiatric Intervention, Coping, and Affective State on Recurrence and Survival 6 Years Later
Fawzy I. Fawzy,Nancy W. Fawzy,Christine S. Hyun,Robert Elashoff,Donald Guthrie,John L. Fahey,Donald L. Morton +6 more
TL;DR: Psychiatric interventions that enhance effective coping and reduce affective distress appear to have beneficial effects on survival but are not proposed as an alternative or independent treatment for cancer or any other illness or disease.
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The Effect of Group Psychosocial Support on Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Pamela J. Goodwin,Molyn Leszcz,Marguerite Ennis,Jan Koopmans,Leslie Vincent,Helaine Guther,Elaine Drysdale,Marilyn Hundleby,Harvey Max Chochinov,Margaret Navarro,Michael Speca,Jonathan Hunter +11 more
TL;DR: Supportive-expressive group therapy does not prolong survival in women with metastatic breast cancer, but it improves mood and the perception of pain, particularly in women who are initially more distressed.
EMPIRICAL ARTICLES Effects of Psychosocial Interventions With Adult Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Experiments
Thomas J. Meyer,Melvin M. Mark +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, meta-analytic methods were used to synthesize the results of published randomized, controlled-outcome studies of psychosocial interventions with adult cancer patients, including behavioral interventions, nonbehavioral counseling and therapy, informational and educational methods, organized social support provided by other patients, and other non-hospice interventions.
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Effects of psychosocial interventions with adult cancer patients: a meta-analysis of randomized experiments
Thomas J. Meyer,Melvin M. Mark +1 more
TL;DR: Effect sizes for treatment-control comparisons did not significantly differ among several categories of treatment: behavioral interventions, nonbehavioral counseling and therapy, informational and educational methods, organized social support provided by other patients, and other nonhospice interventions.
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Herbert Spiegel,David Spiegel +1 more
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