Stress management intervention for women with breast cancer / by Michael H. Antoni, with contributions by Roselyn G. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antoni, Michael H., author.

Contributor:

Smith, Roselyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Cancer--Psychological aspects.

Breast.

Stress management for women.

Breast Neoplasms--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Breast Neoplasms--psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2003]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

This book and accompanying therapist's manual provide a complete clinical framework for health professionals who wish to offer group psychosocial support to breast cancer patients. This package focuses on training therapists to help group members cope with the diagnosis of breast cancer and its treatment while also providing empirical validation for the program's techniques and providing a session-by-session set of guidelines for each module of the program. The program includes 10 weekly cognitive-behavioral stress management sessions and their accompanying 10 weekly relaxation training sessions. A companion workbook available for group participants presents valuable psycho-educational and psychotherapeutic components that teach women coping with breast cancer how to use empirically supported skills such as meditation and relaxation exercises to overcome otherwise overwhelming stressors. Together, this stress management package presents a clearly articulated, empirically supported program for doctors, therapists, psychologists, nurses, and other health care providers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Contents:

Stress management for women with breast cancer

Empirical research with the B-Smart Program

Details of the B-Smart Program

Implementing the B-Smart Program

Assessing progress in the B-Smart Program.

Notes:

Particiapnt's workbook by Michael H. Antoni, with contributions by Susan Alferi ... [et. al].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-214) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2003 dcunns.

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