Length of Survival and Lymphocyte Percentage in Women with Mammary Cancer as a Function of Psychotherapy
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50 patients suffering from terminal mammary cancer and visceral metastases received chemotherapy, and in addition half of them received psychotherapy, while half did not. A lymphocyte count was undertaken seven times in all, once before initiation of chemotherapy, the others after six applications of the therapy. As hypothesized, the 25 women who received psychotherapy lived longer and had significantly higher lymphocyte counts on Occasions 5, 6 and 7 than did the 25 women who did not receive psychotherapy. of the types of psychotherapy employed, a specially designed form of behaviour therapy was significantly more helpful than dynamic psychotherapy in prolonging life.
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Another study noted enhanced survival time and lymphocyte breast count in breast cancer patients.
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Studies examining different types of psychosocial intervention generally found health improvements for behavior therapy but not for psychoanalytic therapy.
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- Authors
- Grossarth-Maticek, R., & Eysenck, H. J.
- Affiliations
- University of London (GB)
- Venue
- Psychological Reports
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1989-08
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 315-321
- ISSN
- 0033-2941 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-691X
- OpenAlex
- W1974099967
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 1.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Status
- Retracted
- Update notices
- retraction (2020-02-10)
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Reports (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Keywords
- breast cancer, psychotherapy, survival, lymphocyte count, behavior therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, chemotherapy, terminal cancer, visceral metastases, women
- MeSH terms
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Breast Neoplasms, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Humans, Leukocyte Count, Prognosis, Psychotherapy
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