Evaluation of adjuvant psychological therapy in patients with testicular cancer: randomised controlled trial
BMJPublished 7 February 1998Open access
Clare Moynihan, Judith M. Bliss, J. Davidson, L Burchell, Alan Horwich
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Patients with testicular cancer seem to have considerable coping abilities and there were no consistently significant differences in psychosocial outcome over one year between those who agreed to participate and those who declined to participate.
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Patients with testicular cancer seem to have considerable coping abilities. Those who declined to participate in the trial differed from those who participated. Those who agreed to participate may comprise the clinical group who perceive a need for psychological support. No evidence was found to indicate a need for routinely offering adjuvant psychological therapy.
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