Metacognitive Therapy for Emotional Distress in Adult Cancer Survivors: A Case Series



Fisher, Peter L ORCID: 0000-0002-7388-720X, Byrne, Angela and Salmon, Peter ORCID: 0000-0001-6450-5209
(2017) Metacognitive Therapy for Emotional Distress in Adult Cancer Survivors: A Case Series. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH, 41 (6). pp. 891-901.

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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.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cancer survivors, Emotional distress, Metacognitive therapy, Case series study
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 30 May 2017 07:49
Last Modified: 03 Mar 2023 07:59
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-017-9862-9
Open Access URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10608-0...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3007682