Efficacy of Pennebaker's expressive writing intervention in reducing psychiatric symptoms among patients with first-time cancer diagnosis: a randomized clinical trial.

La Marca, Luana; Maniscalco, Erika; Fabbiano, Francesco; Verderame, Francesco; Schimmenti, Adriano

La Marca, Luana; Maniscalco, Erika; Fabbiano, Francesco; Verderame, Francesco; Schimmenti, Adriano.

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La Marca L; Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, UKE-Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy. luana.lamarca@unikore.it.
Maniscalco E; Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, UKE-Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy.
Fabbiano F; Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Vincenzo Cervello, Palermo, Italy.
Verderame F; Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Vincenzo Cervello, Palermo, Italy.
Schimmenti A; Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, UKE-Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy.

Support Care Cancer ; 27(5): 1801-1809, 2019 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30159604

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Mental Disorders/etiology; Mental Disorders/therapy; Neoplasms/psychology; Neoplasms/therapy; Psychotherapy/methods; Writing; Affective Symptoms/etiology; Affective Symptoms/psychology; Affective Symptoms/therapy; Expressed Emotion; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders/psychology; Middle Aged; Quality of Life; Self Report; Surveys and Questionnaires

Key words

Alexithymia; Cancer; Expressive writing intervention; Psychopathology; Quality of life; Randomized clinical trial

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychotherapy / Writing / Mental Disorders / Neoplasms Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Qualitative_research Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Support Care Cancer Journal subject: NEOPLASIAS / SERVICOS DE SAUDE Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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