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Metacognitive Therapy for Emotional Distress in Adult Cancer Survivors: A Case Series.
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- What is the prevalence of fear of cancer recurrence in cancer survivors and patients? A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Metacognitive beliefs and their relationship with anxiety and depression in physical illnesses: A systematic review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of Psychological Intervention on Fear of Cancer Recurrence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2019Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Metacognitive Beliefs in Chronic Medical Conditions.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
- Which resilience-related factors are important for anxiety, depression, and stress in cancer caregivers?Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Investigating the effectiveness of ailurophobia treatment using virtual reality technique compared to metacognitive therapy: a randomized clinical trial.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- Metacognitions and Reproductive Concerns in Testicular Cancer Patients of Reproductive Age: The Mediating Role of Fear of Progression.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Interventions to Reduce Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among People With Cancer: Scoping Review.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Mediating effects of rumination on insomnia in cancer survivors: Influences of cancer-related fatigue, fear of recurrence, and psychological distress.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
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- The nature and content of rumination for head and neck cancer survivors.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Metacognitive Therapy for Work-Related Stress: A Feasibility Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Towards a Stepped Care Model for Managing Fear of Cancer Recurrence or Progression in Cancer Survivors.Cancer management and research · 2021Review
- Testing a model of fear of cancer recurrence or progression: the central role of intrusions, death anxiety and threat appraisal.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Establishing the Feasibility of Group Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Single-Blind Randomized Pilot Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Metacognitive Therapy for Adjustment Disorder in a Patient With Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Brief Metacognitive Therapy for Emotional Distress in Adult Cancer Survivors.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Qualitative Evaluation of Cancer Survivors' Experiences of Metacognitive Therapy: A New Perspective on Psychotherapy in Cancer Care.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Measuring the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome in Cardiac Patients With Anxiety and Depression Symptoms: Psychometric Properties of the CAS-1R.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Qualitative Analysis of Emotional Distress in Cardiac Patients From the Perspectives of Cognitive Behavioral and Metacognitive Theories: Why Might Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Have Limited Benefit, and Might Metacognitive Therapy Be More Effective?Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Many adult cancer survivors experience persistent emotional distress after completing cancer treatment. The aim of this study was to test the potential of a brief transdiagnostic psychological intervention-metacognitive therapy (MCT)-in reducing emotional distress in adult cancer survivors. A non-concurrent multiple baseline design with 3- and 6-months follow-up was used to evaluate the effects of MCT in four patients consecutively referred to a psycho-oncology service. Each patient received six 1-h sessions of MCT. Anxiety, depression, worry/rumination, fear of cancer recurrence and metacognitive beliefs were assessed using self-report questionnaires. MCT was associated with clinically significant reductions in anxiety, depression, fear of cancer recurrence, worry/rumination and metacognitive beliefs at the end of treatment, and gains were maintained in all patients to 3-months follow-up and in three out of four patients to 6-months follow-up. MCT is a promising brief transdiagnostic approach to psychological morbidity in adult survivors of cancer. Larger scale controlled trials are now required.
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