title: Psychosocial Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize and evaluate the studies published since 2007 on psychosocial interventions designed for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  PubMed, Ovid, and PsycINFO.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our review confirms that the development and evaluation of psychosocial interventions for AYA is still in its infancy. Only five studies were identified and these generally had small samples and limited results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important for nurses to assess the needs of AYA. Incorporating creative ways for AYA to express their needs and self-reflect seems to be critically important and may help AYA cope positively with the cancer experience.
authors.forename: Celeste R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Lorie L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011584:Psychology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescents; cancer; psychosocial interventions; review; young adults