Effects of Group Therapy on Women with Primary Breast Cancer
โ Scribed by David Spiegel; Gary R. Morrow; Catherine Classen; Gail Riggs; Phillip B. Stott; Narayan Mudaliar; H. Irving Pierce; Patrick J. Flynn; Laura Heard
- Book ID
- 109079304
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 227 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1075-122X
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Women with breast carcinoma commonly experience psychologic distress following their diagnosis. Women who participate in breast cancer support groups have reported significant reduction in their psychologic distress and pain and improvement in the quality of their lives.
In order to test the effect of a psychological intervention on survival from cancer, 66 women with metastatic breast cancer, all receiving standard medical care, were randomly assigned into two groups; one group (n = 30) attended the psychological intervention, consisting of 35 weekly, 2 h sessions