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Understanding The Functionality Of Depression Among Australian Breast Cancer Patients: Implications For Cognitive And Behavioural Interventions, Christopher Sharpley, Vicki Bitsika, David Christie
Understanding The Functionality Of Depression Among Australian Breast Cancer Patients: Implications For Cognitive And Behavioural Interventions, Christopher Sharpley, Vicki Bitsika, David Christie
Vicki Bitsika
Background: Depression in breast cancer (BCa) patients can reduce quality of life, relationships and treatment compliance, thus constituting a major target for cognitive behavioural (CBT) interventions. Although CBT treatments, which are built upon consideration of the roles of antecedents and consequences for depressive behaviour, are effective, the nature of those antecedents which trigger depression among BCa patients has received relatively little attention.
Purpose: Hypotheses were (1) to determine if BCa patients were experiencing either or both of punishment type I and II and (2) to identify if these aspects of punishment were related to overall depression.
Method: Two hundred fifty-three …