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Rost, Ann D.; Wilson, Kelly; Buchanan, Erin; Hildebrandt, Mikaela J.; Mutch, David – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2012
Data suggest that individuals dealing with a cancer diagnosis are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and psychological distress when they cope with their condition from a stance of emotional and cognitive acceptance (e.g. Dunkel, et al., 1992; Stanton, et al., 2000). Although traditional CBT often includes some acceptance-oriented…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Cancer, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
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Kangas, Maria; Bovbjerg, Dana H.; Montgomery, Guy H. – Psychological Bulletin, 2008
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a significant clinical problem for more than 10 million adults diagnosed with cancer each year worldwide. No "gold standard" treatment presently exists for CRF. To provide a guide for future research to improve the treatment of CRF, the authors conducted the most comprehensive combined systematic and meta-analytic…
Descriptors: Fatigue (Biology), Cancer, Patients, Therapy
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Cordova, Matthew J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Assessed Quality Of Life (QOL) and symptoms similar to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women posttreatment for breast cancer. Negatively related PTSD symptomatology to QOL, income, and age. Time since treatment, type of cytotoxic treatment, and stage of disease were unrelated to PTSD symptoms. Suggests that in breast cancer survivors,…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Cancer, Cognitive Restructuring