Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0487
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0487
+44 1478 350008
Department of Health, Centre for the Development of Best Practices in Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Review Article
Efficacy of Psychotherapy for Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in People with Primary Brain Tumours: A Protocol for a Systematic Review
Author(s): Leslie St Jacquesa*, Aristotelis Kalyvasa, Tejan Baldehb, Maureen Danielsd and Lawrence Mbuagbaw
Background: Emotional distress, anxiety and depression are commonly experienced following diagnosis and initial treatment of a primary brain tumour. There is uncertainty regarding the merits of psychotherapy interventions to improve well-being and decrease distress, anxiety, and depression symptoms in adults with primary brain tumours in the year following diagnosis or a recurrence. Our objective is to summarize the evidence on psychotherapy interventions to decrease distress, anxiety and depression symptoms and increase well-being in people with primary brain tumours.
Methods: We will search MEDLINE; EMBASE; PsychINFO; PsychEXTRA; Health and Psychosocial instruments (HPI); and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL) from 2000 to present, to identify randomized trials of psychotherapy interventions to decrease distress, anxiet.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-0487.21.11.416