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| Joseph A GreerSummaryAffiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital Country: USA Publications
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Predictors of physician-patient agreement on symptom etiology in primary careJoseph Greer
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Psychosom Med 68:277-82. 2006..The goals of this study were to explore the level of physician-patient agreement on symptom etiology and to identify predictors of disagreement...
A pilot randomized controlled trial of brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in patients with terminal cancerJoseph A Greer
Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Yawkey Building, Suite 10B, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Oncologist 17:1337-45. 2012..In this pilot randomized controlled trial (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT00706290), we examined the feasibility and potential efficacy of brief CBT to reduce anxiety in patients with terminal cancer...
Effect of early palliative care on chemotherapy use and end-of-life care in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancerJoseph A Greer
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Yawkey Building, Suite 9A, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Oncol 30:394-400. 2012..We sought to investigate whether early palliative care also affects the frequency and timing of chemotherapy use and hospice care for these patients...- Anxiety disorders in long-term survivors of adult cancersJoseph A Greer
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychosomatics 52:417-23. 2011..Using data from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), we compared rates of anxiety disorders between long-term cancer survivors and individuals without a history of cancer... - Behavioral and psychological predictors of chemotherapy adherence in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancerJoseph A Greer
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
J Psychosom Res 65:549-52. 2008..The goal of this study was to explore the frequency and clinical predictors of infusion dose delays and reductions in this patient population... - Primary care resident perceived preparedness to deliver cross-cultural care: an examination of training and specialty differencesJoseph A Greer
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:1107-13. 2007..The goals of this study were to identify factors that relate to primary care residents' perceived preparedness to provide cross-cultural care and to explore the extent to which these perceptions vary across primary care specialties... - Depression and survival in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: effects of early palliative careWilliam F Pirl
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences, Yawkey 9A, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Oncol 30:1310-5. 2012..In a secondary analysis, we explored the hypothesis that the survival benefit resulted from improving depression... - Early palliative care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancerJennifer S Temel
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
N Engl J Med 363:733-42. 2010..We examined the effect of introducing palliative care early after diagnosis on patient-reported outcomes and end-of-life care among ambulatory patients with newly diagnosed disease... - Aggressiveness of care in a prospective cohort of patients with advanced NSCLCJennifer S Temel
Department of Hematology Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Cancer 113:826-33. 2008..Optimal end of life care of patients with terminal cancer is poorly understood. In this study, the aggressiveness of care is described in a cohort of patients with newly diagnosed advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)... - Electronic prompt to improve outpatient code status documentation for patients with advanced lung cancerJennifer S Temel
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Oncol 31:710-5. 2013.... - Providing culturally competent care: residents in HRSA Title VII funded residency programs feel better preparedAlexander R Green
The Disparities Solutions Center at the Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Acad Med 83:1071-9. 2008..The authors sought to determine whether primary care residents in Title VII-funded training programs feel better prepared than those in nonfunded programs to provide care to culturally diverse patients... - Longitudinal perceptions of prognosis and goals of therapy in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a randomized study of early palliative careJennifer S Temel
Massachusetts GeneralHospital Cancer Center, 55 Fruit Street, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Oncol 29:2319-26. 2011..The aims of this study were to explore perceptions of prognosis and goals of therapy in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to examine the effect of early palliative care on these views over time... - Early palliative care in advanced lung cancer: a qualitative studyJaclyn Yoong
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
JAMA Intern Med 173:283-90. 2013..During critical clinical time points, PC and oncologic care visits have distinct features that suggest a key role for PC involvement and enable oncologists to focus on cancer treatment and managing medical complications... - A structured exercise program for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancerJennifer S Temel
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
J Thorac Oncol 4:595-601. 2009..In this study, we examined the feasibility of a hospital-based exercise program for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer... - Parsing depression from fatigue in patients with cancer using the fatigue symptom inventoryLara Traeger
The Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 42:52-9. 2011..A central aim in the management of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is to identify treatable causes, such as depression. However, CRF and depression symptoms overlap and frequently co-occur, complicating diagnostic assessment... - Tumor epidermal growth factor receptor genotype and depression in stage IV non-small cell lung cancerWilliam F Pirl
M P H, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Yawkey 9A, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 USA
Oncologist 16:1299-306. 2011..We examined differences in depression severity and rates of positive screens for major depressive disorder among newly diagnosed patients with stage IV NSCLC and known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) genotype... - Phase II study: integrated palliative care in newly diagnosed advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patientsJennifer S Temel
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Oncol 25:2377-82. 2007..To assess the feasibility of early palliative care in the ambulatory setting in patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)... - Evidence-based treatment of anxiety in patients with cancerLara Traeger
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
J Clin Oncol 30:1197-205. 2012..Treatment planning should incorporate contributing factors to anxiety and patient preferences for psychiatric care... - Code status documentation in the outpatient electronic medical records of patients with metastatic cancerJennifer S Temel
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey 7B, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:150-3. 2010..However, little is known about clinical practices in outpatient oncology settings related to discussing end-of-life care and documenting code status preferences in ambulatory medical records... - Does palliative care improve outcomes for patients with incurable illness? A review of the evidenceAreej El-Jawahri
Bulfinch Medical Group, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, Wang Care Center, 5th Floor, Suite 535, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Support Oncol 9:87-94. 2011..We conclude the review by discussing the major obstacles and future directions in evaluating and implementing standardized palliative care interventions... - Management of psychosocial distress by oncologistsAnna C Muriel
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Psychiatr Serv 60:1132-4. 2009..The goal of this study was to survey oncologists about their management of psychosocial distress, referencing the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines... - Major depressive disorder in long-term cancer survivors: analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey ReplicationWilliam F Pirl
Department of Biostatistics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Yawkey 9A, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Oncol 27:4130-4. 2009.... - Depression after diagnosis of advanced non-small cell lung cancer and survival: a pilot studyWilliam F Pirl
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychosomatics 49:218-24. 2008..Major depressive disorder is estimated to occur in 10%-25% of people with cancer, and it has been inconsistently linked to increased mortality... - Screening for psychosocial distress: a national survey of oncologistsWilliam F Pirl
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
J Support Oncol 5:499-504. 2007..Future efforts should focus on the dissemination and validation of the NCCN guidelines... - Early palliative care and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: potential mechanisms of prolonged survivalKelly E Irwin
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
Chron Respir Dis 10:35-47. 2013..This review summarizes the literature on potential survival benefits of palliative care and presents a model of how early integrated palliative care could potentially influence survival in patients with advanced cancer... - Parental control, partner dependency, and complicated grief among widowed adults in the communityJeffrey G Johnson
Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, and Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 195:26-30. 2007..Dependency on the deceased spouse mediated the association of perceived parental control with the development of complicated grief following bereavement... - Prospective study of depression and fatigue in men with advanced prostate cancer receiving hormone therapyWilliam F Pirl
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychooncology 17:148-53. 2008..We prospectively examined the development of depressive symptoms and fatigue among men with locally advanced prostate cancer receiving hormone therapy... - Screening for infectious diseases among patients in a state psychiatric hospitalWilliam F Pirl
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Wang Ambulatory Care Center 812, 15 Parkman Street, and Department of Psychology, Boston University, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:1614-6. 2005..These results confirm the importance of screening for infectious diseases among individuals with severe and persistent mental illness... - A survey of MSM HIV prevention outreach workers in Chennai, IndiaSteven A Safren
Fenway Community Health, Research and Evaluation Department, Boston, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 18:323-32. 2006..These data point to several important barriers to HIV prevention among MSM in South India and lay the groundwork for enhancing the use of outreach workers to play a role in HIV prevention in this population... - Participants' perspectives on cognitive-behavioral therapy for adherence and depression in HIVCarla Berg
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Psychother Res 18:271-80. 2008..These results provide insights about strengths and limitations of this psychotherapy with medically ill patients and may help to maximize intervention effectiveness and client acceptability...
Research Grants
- Brief CBT for Anxiety and Advanced NSCLC Joseph Greer; Fiscal Year: 2007....