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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 360 pages) : illustrations |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The crisis of discovery : psychological and psychopathological reaction to the disease / James L. Levenson -- Cancer : a family affair / Lea Baider -- Communicating with cancer patients and their families / Walter F. Baile and Anna Costantini -- Demoralization and depression in cancer / David W. Kissane and Matthew Doolittle -- Counseling and specific psychological treatments in common clinical settings : an overview / Carolyn Pitceathly, Maggie Watson, and Anne Cawthorn -- Genetic counseling and testing for hereditary cancers : psychosocial considerations / Allison M. Burton, Ellen R. Gritz, and Susan K. Peterson -- Dimensional psychopharmacology of the cancer patient / Massimo Biondi and Massimo Pasquini -- Advancing medical education in existential dimensions of advanced cancer and palliative care / Shannon R. Poppito and Glendon R. Tait -- Rapid psychometric assessment of distress and depression for the clinician / Alex j. mitchell -- The value of quality of life assessment in cancer patients / Bernhard Holzner, Johannes Giesinger, Fabio Efficace -- Support of the dying patient : psychological issues and communication / Friedrich Stiefel and Sonia Krenz -- Psycho-oncology and optimal standards of cancer care : developments, multidisciplinary team approach, and international guidelines / Luigi Grassi, Rosangela Caruso, and Maria Giulia Nanni. |
| Summary |
Advances in early intervention and cancer treatment have led to an increasing number of cancer survivors who face long-term psychological challenges in dealing with their disease. Psycho- oncology was written to assist oncologists, physicians, psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians, and hospital chaplains in understanding and offering supportive treatment to the more than 40% of individuals who will receive a cancer diagnosis during their lifetime. Living with the threat of recurrence, undergoing lifesaving, but traumatic and possibly disfiguring treatment, explaining the disease to others-these are some of the psychological and psychosocial issues addressed by this groundbreaking book. In clear, accessible language, Psycho-oncology takes the reader through the predictable emotions and psychological challenges that may be encountered by patients and their families, with neoplastic disorders over the course of their treatment-from diagnosis to end-of-life decisions. Comprehensive cancer care requires consideration of all psychosocial domains in evaluation and treatment, and Psycho-oncology directly addresses this lack of comprehensive understanding by providing ways to identify, and effectively treat, patients in distress. The book is an indispensable resource to all who provide health care or minister to the needs of oncology. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Psychological aspects.
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Cancer -- Patients -- Care.
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Cancer -- Treatment.
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Neoplasms -- psychology |
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Neoplasms -- therapy |
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Cancer -- Aspect psychologique.
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Cancer -- Traitement.
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Cancéreux -- Soins.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Cancer -- Treatment
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Cancer -- Patients -- Care
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Cancer -- Psychological aspects
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| Added Author |
Wise, Thomas N.
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Biondi, Massimo.
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Costantini, Anna, 1956-
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American Psychiatric Association.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Psycho-oncology. 1st ed. Arlington, VA : American Psychiatric Pub., ©2013 9781585624232 (DLC) 2013002652 (OCoLC)807032869 |
| ISBN |
9781585629909 (electronic bk.) |
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1585629901 (electronic bk.) |
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9781585624232 |
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1585624233 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000052981559 |
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AU@ 000068134102 |
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