A Guided Written Disclosure Intervention to Promote Post-traumatic Growth in Cancer Patients GUIDED WRITTEN DISCLOSURE

"In each writing session participants are asked to:~1. Describe memories concerning cancer illness in a chronological order, with an objective and detached attitude~2. Describe: (a) thoughts and emotions perceived during the illness experience; (b) the impact of illness on their daily lives, and how it has changed their attitudes toward life.~3. Focus on their actual situation, think about the entire illness experience, and report on the following aspects: -Their present thoughts and feelings, and how those differ from the ones felt during the illness experience. -To what extent they have come to terms with, understand and appreciate themselves to have dealt successfully with the illness."

Participants are requested to write about events of their daily routine happened during the past week; they are also asked to focus on facts, with an objective and detached attitude.