Examples of psychosocial intervention II: Fawzi I.Fawzi, early 1990's 68 melanoma patients, randomized into – Treatment group – Control group Treatment techniques (treatment group) – Relaxation techniques – Cognitive therapy to cultivate active coping – Psychological support Results, after six years of follow-up: – Death-rate for treatment group: 9% – Death-rate for control group: 29% more than three times that of the treatment group – Treatment group had one-half the recurrence rate 30
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