Cancer Patients and Their Families
Readings on Disease Course, Coping, and Psychological Interventions
Published on 1. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
378 pages
978-1-55798-641-2 (ISBN)
Description
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the US - one in three Americans will eventually develop some form of cancer. It is an illness that is difficult and complex to manage as well as emotionally and financially draining. "Cancer Patients and Their Families" is a collection of reprinted articles that provides heartening evidence that behavioural and psychosocial interventions play a critical role in reducing emotional stress, enhancing coping, improving adjustment and improving treatment outcomes for cancer patients. The articles reflect the increased interest in behavioural, psychological and social factors in cancer prevention and treatment, with the goal of improving the quality of life of patients with cancer at all stages through counselling and educational programmes. By introducing this relatively new area of research and practice, the editors hope to encourage psychologists to develop expertise in psycho-oncology, a vital emerging area of healthcare.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55798-641-2 (9781557986412)
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Content
A Biobehavioural Model of Cancer Stress and Disease Course, Barbara L. Andersen et al; Patterns of Coping with Cancer, Christine Dunkel-Schetter et al; Social Support and Adjustment to Cancer - Reconciling Descriptive, Correlational and Intervention Research, Vicki S. Helgeson and Sheldon Cohen; Psychological Adjustment in Adults with Cancer - the Self as Mediator, Susan M. Heidrich et al; How Coping Mediates the Effect of Optimism on Distress - a Study of Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer, Charles S. Carver et al; Psychological Interventions for Cancer Patients to Enhance the Quality of Life, Barbara L. Andersen; Effects of Psychosocial Interventions with Adult Cancer Patients - a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Experiments, Thomas J. Meyer and Melvin M. Mark; Ethnicity and Cancer Outcomes - Behavioural and Psychosocial Considerations, Beth E. Meyerowitz et al; Aetiology and Treatment of the Psychological Side Effects Associated with Cancer Chemotherapy - a Critical Review and Discussion, Michael P. Carey and Thomas G. Burish; Psychosocial Outcomes of Breast-Conserving Surgery Versus Mastectomy - a Meta-Analytic Review, Anne Moyer; When Mom or Dad Has Cancer - Markers of Psychological Distress in Cancer Patients, Spouses and Children, Bruce E. Compas et al; Young Adolescent Cancer Survivors and Their Parents - Adjustment, Learning Problems and Gender, Anne E. Kazak et al; Involving Parents in Cancer Risk Reduction - a Programme for Hispanic American Families, Marian L. Fitzgibbon et al; Predictors of Cancer Progression in Young Adult Men and Women - Avoidance, Intrusive Thoughts and Psychological Symptoms, JoAnne E. Epping-Jordan et al; Pessimism, Age and Cancer Mortality, Richard Schulz et al; Coping with Cancer - a Personal Odyssey, Henry P. David.