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Adjuvant psychological therapy for cancer patients

Steven Greer

St Raphael's Hospice, Surrey

Stirling Moorey

Psychotherapy Department, Hackney Hospital, London

Adjuvant psychological therapy (APT), a brief, problem-focused, cognitive-behavioural treatment for patients with cancer, is described. A previously published randomized trial demonstrated a significant reduction in cancer-related emotional distress. APT is recommended for cancer patients suffering from such distress.

Key Words: adjustment • psychological • behavioural symptoms • cognitive therapy • neoplasms • psychotherapy • brief

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 3, 240-244 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/026921639701100309
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