01.02.2009 | Letter to the Editor
A Meta-Analysis of Psychosocial Interventions for Cancer Patients Gone Awry
Erschienen in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 1/2009
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In their meta-analysis, Zimmermann and colleagues [1] evaluated moderators that might explain variability in the efficacy of interventions for breast cancer (BC) patients. They concluded…“...psychoeducation is a treatment of choice for BC patients, preferably prior to surgery and led by individuals with a medical expertise. Other psychosocial interventions appear most effective when administered individually and led by a psychologist” (p. 225).