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Table 1 Session topics covered in MCGP-CS 1 and SGP 2

From: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of meaning-centered group psychotherapy in cancer survivors: protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Session

MCGP-CS

SGP

1

Concept and sources of meaning

Group member introductions

2

Meaning before and after cancer

The need for support

3

The story of our life as a source of meaning: what made us who we are today

Coping with the medical test and communicating with providers

4

The story of our life as a source of meaning: things we have done and want to do in the future

Coping with family and friends

5

Attitudinal sources of meaning: encountering life’s limitations

Coping with vocational issues

6

Creative sources of meaning: responsibility, courage and creativity

Coping with body image and physical functioning

7

Experiental sources of meaning

Coping with the future

8

Termination: presentations of our life lessons and goodbyes

Termination: Goodbyes and how do we go from here?

  1. 1Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Cancer Survivors.
  2. 2Supportive Group Psychotherapy.