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Description of a group cognitive behaviour therapy programme with cancer patients
Author(s) -
Edelman Sarah,
Kidman Antony D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
psycho‐oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.41
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1099-1611
pISSN - 1057-9249
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1611(199907/08)8:4<306::aid-pon387>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , group psychotherapy , cancer therapy , session (web analytics) , psychotherapist , cognition , cognitive behaviour therapy , psychological therapy , mental health , cancer treatment , cognitive therapy , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , cancer , psychiatry , anxiety , world wide web , computer science
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has already been shown to be highly effective in the treatment of various psychological disorders within mental health populations; however, it has not been widely tested in the treatment of cancer patients. In the last decade there has been growing interest in the application of CBT interventions within psycho‐oncology, and some studies have reported on its efficacy, both with individuals and in group‐therapy contexts. To date there have been few descriptions of how a CBT programme for cancer patient groups can be structured and delivered. We present a description of a 12‐session CBT programme that has been developed by our centre, for delivery to cancer patient groups. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.