Psychological Intervention - The Gap between Research and Practice

Psychological coping style versus disease extent, tumour treatment and quality of life in successfully treated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients

“…Thus, the clinician should facilitate the patient to adopt his or her own coping style. Furthermore, psychological counselling aimed at changing coping styles may improve both the general and the H&N specific HRQoL of former HNSCC patients 27 . The present findings support the view that such treatment may involve both individual therapy to develop challenge‐specific adequate coping, and group therapy to develop general adequate coping.…”

Illness-Related Hopelessness in Advanced Cancer: Influence of Anxiety, Depression, and Preparatory Grief

“…The literature reveals compelling evidence from randomized trials that patients' QoL can be improved significantly by psychological interventions, in particular, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoeducational therapy, and supportive-expressive group therapy (Greer, 2002). It has been found that current levels of hopelessness are significantly associated with poor QoL in all domains and that it is considered potential predictor of health-related QoL (Esplen et al, 2004).…”

An Integrated Model of Group Psychotherapy for Patients with Fibromyalgia

“…Greer (2002) suggested compelling literature evidence that cancer patients' quality of life can be particularly improved by the complementary use of SET and CBT with psychoeducational therapy. Jones et al (2003) found that female patients with AIDS increased their medication adherence with a ten-session CBT/SET group psychotherapy intervention.…”