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World J Psychiatry. Jan 19, 2024; 14(1): 8-14
Published online Jan 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i1.8
Effects of psychological intervention on negative emotions and psychological resilience in breast cancer patients after radical mastectomy
Jing Wang, Dong-Xue Kang, Ai-Jun Zhang, Bing-Rui Li
Jing Wang, Bing-Rui Li, Department of Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110033, Liaoning Province, China
Dong-Xue Kang, Operating Room, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110033, Liaoning Province, China
Ai-Jun Zhang, Department of Central Sterile Supply, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110033, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Wang J proposed concept for review, collected data, wrote, and revised the manuscript with critical revisions; Kang DX and Zhang AJ collected data, helped write manuscript; Li BR edited the article with critical revision of the article; All authors have read and approved the final version to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Bing-Rui Li, MBBS, Chief Nurse, Department of Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No. 4 Chongshan East Road, Huanggu District, Shenyang 110033, Liaoning Province, China. lbx_111@126.com
Received: November 3, 2023
Peer-review started: November 3, 2023
First decision: November 16, 2023
Revised: November 23, 2023
Accepted: December 7, 2023
Article in press: December 7, 2023
Published online: January 19, 2024
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Abstract

Breast cancer (BC)is the most common malignant tumor in women, and the treatment process not only results in physical pain but also significant psychological distress in patients. Psychological intervention (PI) has been recognized as an important approach in treating postoperative psychological disorders in BC patients. It has been proven that PI has a significant therapeutic effect on post-operative psychological disorders, improving patients' negative emotions, enhancing their psychological resilience, and effectively enhancing their quality of life and treatment compliance.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Psychological intervention; Negative emotions; Psychological resilience; Radical surgery

Core Tip: Breast cancer (BC) has become the leading cancer worldwide. Psychological intervention has been proven to have significant therapeutic effects on postoperative psychological disorders in BC patients. It can improve patients' negative emotions, enhance their psychological resilience, effectively enhance their quality of life, and improve treatment compliance.