A Randomized Controlled Trial of Natural Psychotherapy for Intervening Negative Emotions in 100 Breast Cancer Patients

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with pathologically confirmed breast cancer, no distant metastasis, who have completed the perioperative period and not received subsequent treatment;
• Aged 18-59 years with an expected survival period of ≥ 1 year;
• Breast cancer patients with a self-reported depression score of ≥ 53 and/or anxiety score of ≥ 50 on self-rating scales (e.g., Self-Rating Depression Scale [SDS], Self-Rating Anxiety Scale [SAS]);
• Voluntarily participating in the study after providing informed consent and signing the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with advanced breast cancer (stage IV with distant metastasis);
• Patients receiving other psychological interventions besides this study (e.g., individual counseling, group therapy);
• Patients with severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia), cognitive impairment (MMSE score < 24), heart disease, severe physical illness, other cancers, or complications;
• Patients who are unable to cooperate with psychological interventions, questionnaires, or interviews; patients who request or voluntarily withdraw from this study.

Data with be available on request