coming dependent, how their spouse will interact with them, fear of abandonment, and fear of death.
A study testing the effect of psychological intervention on cancer survival looked at 66 women with metastatic breast cancer, all of whom were receiving standard medical care. (Cunningham et al, 1998). The women were randomly assigned to a psychological intervention group, receiving 35 weekly two-hour sessions of supportive plus cognitive behavioral therapy, or a control group receiving only a home study cognitive behavioral package. A log rank test five years after the study showed no significant difference in survival between the two groups. Pr
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