“…From a clinical point of view, the use of diachronic narrative devices that can promote the expression, sharing and containment of emotions (Boursier and Manna, 2018; Dicé et al, 2019; Margherita et al, 2017; Tessitore and Margherita, 2017), especially the negative ones, starting from the diagnosis (T1), may help maintain psychological adjustment in the face of the disease during the different phases of treatment (Martino et al, 2019). Furthermore, actively processing and expressing emotions enhance the adjustment and health status of patients with breast cancer (Weihs et al, 2008), and poor EP predicts more rapid disease progression (Reynolds et al, 2000).…”