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Meaning-centered Therapy

Meaning-Centered Therapy is a psychological intervention framework within palliative psychiatry that aims to enhance psychological well-being by fostering a sense of meaning and purpose, distinguishing itself from other supportive therapies through its focus on existential fulfillment rather than symptom reduction alone.

99

Publications

6.2K

Citations

281

Authors

153

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

42

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Publications

99

Meaning‐centered group psychotherapy for patients with advanced cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial

William Breitbart, Barry Rosenfeld, C. G. Gibson et al. · Psycho-Oncology · 2009 · 695 citations

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Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy: An Effective Intervention for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Patients With Advanced Cancer

William Breitbart, Barry Rosenfeld, Hayley Pessin et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2015 · 544 citations · Full text

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Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Patients With Advanced Cancer

William Breitbart, Shannon R. Poppito, Barry Rosenfeld et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2012 · 420 citations · Full text

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Individual meaning‐centered psychotherapy for the treatment of psychological and existential distress: A randomized controlled trial in patients with advanced cancer

William Breitbart, Hayley Pessin, Barry Rosenfeld et al. · Cancer · 2018 · 394 citations

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The impact of trauma on meaning: From meaningless world to meaningful life.

Ronnie Janoff‐Bulman, Cynthia McPherson Frantz · 1997 · 350 citations

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Authors

281

  1. WB
    William Breitbart

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States

    27 publications · 3.8K citations

    22

    h-index

  2. AJ
    Allison J. Applebaum

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States

    11 publications · 1.5K citations

    11

    h-index

  3. HP
    Hayley Pessin

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States

    10 publications · 2.4K citations

    10

    h-index

  4. WG
    Wendy G. Lichtenthal

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States

    8 publications · 1.6K citations

    8

    h-index

  5. BR
    Barry Rosenfeld

    Fordham University, United States

    7 publications · 2.3K citations

    7

    h-index

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Institutions

153

  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, United States

    26 h-index

    125 publications

    22.8K citations

  2. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    5.2K citations

  3. Fordham University

    New York, United States

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    5.7K citations

  4. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    593 citations

  5. University of Roehampton

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    280 citations

  6. Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. University of Mississippi

    Oxford, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    190 citations

  8. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    190 citations

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Venues

  1. Palliative & Supportive Care

    14 publications · 585 citations

    13

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  2. Psycho-Oncology

    8 publications · 1.2K citations

    8

    h-index

  3. Journal of Humanistic Psychology

    JHP · 4 publications · 70 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. Journal of Constructivist Psychology

    3 publications · 39 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

    3 publications · 44 citations

    3

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