title: [Using the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Improve the Mental Health of Women With Breast Cancer].
abstract: Previous studies have shown that patients with breast cancer may suffer from symptoms of psychological distress, such as: depression, anxiety, insomnia, and chronic fatigue. Nurses are expected to offer physical and mental support to these patients. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is commonly used in psychiatry as well as in the treatment of patients with breast cancer. CBT is believed to reduce mental distress in patients by changing their negative cognitive schema. The present article discusses the mental problems of patients with breast cancer and introduces the effects of using CBT on patients with breast cancer. Successful examples of training clinical nurses to apply CBT to the patients are introduced in order to facilitate the design of effective CBT training programs for nurses that improve professional knowledge and skills in dealing with the mental health problems of these patients and further enhance the quality of nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Da-Yeh University, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Li-Hung
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yu-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Da-Yeh University, Taiwan, ROC. ciyang@mail.dyu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Cheng-I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000193:education; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health
keywords: breast cancer; cognitive behavior therapy; nursing in-service education