Psychotherapy and the Treatment of Cancer Patients

Bearing Cancer in Mind

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy
Cover of the book Psychotherapy and the Treatment of Cancer Patients by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais ISBN: 9781135446475
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 3, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
ISBN: 9781135446475
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 3, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Psychotherapy and the Treatment of Cancer Patients addresses the need for a more integrated care of cancer patients within hospitals which pays attention to the mental anguish as well as physical distress caused by the disease. This book is based on Lawrence Goldie's own research with cancer patients, which has shown that psychoanalytic psychotherapy together with general medical care can significantly help dying patients cope with the pain and suffering associated with the disease.

Drawing on this research, the book advocates a more holistic approach to the cancer patient and suggests ways in which more expert attention might be provided through awareness, training and resources. The book describes the innovative approach of applying the psychoanalytic psychotherapeutic approach within the hospital context to help individuals cope with cancer. As well as an overview of cancer and the therapeutic approach, topics covered include:

* the impact of cancer on hospital relationships

* cancer in different areas of the body and mind

* ‘mind-bending pain’

* dread and trauma - on being told the truth

* psychoanalytic psychotherapy in the NHS 'general' hospital

* examining group processes in hospital.

Psychotherapy and the Treatment of Cancer Patients challenges the existing orthodoxies about palliative care and points to ways in which the principles and methods of psychoanalysis can be applied successfully to cancer care within the hospital context.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Psychotherapy and the Treatment of Cancer Patients addresses the need for a more integrated care of cancer patients within hospitals which pays attention to the mental anguish as well as physical distress caused by the disease. This book is based on Lawrence Goldie's own research with cancer patients, which has shown that psychoanalytic psychotherapy together with general medical care can significantly help dying patients cope with the pain and suffering associated with the disease.

Drawing on this research, the book advocates a more holistic approach to the cancer patient and suggests ways in which more expert attention might be provided through awareness, training and resources. The book describes the innovative approach of applying the psychoanalytic psychotherapeutic approach within the hospital context to help individuals cope with cancer. As well as an overview of cancer and the therapeutic approach, topics covered include:

* the impact of cancer on hospital relationships

* cancer in different areas of the body and mind

* ‘mind-bending pain’

* dread and trauma - on being told the truth

* psychoanalytic psychotherapy in the NHS 'general' hospital

* examining group processes in hospital.

Psychotherapy and the Treatment of Cancer Patients challenges the existing orthodoxies about palliative care and points to ways in which the principles and methods of psychoanalysis can be applied successfully to cancer care within the hospital context.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Key Cases: Company Law by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Health Through Faith and Community by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Advances in Evidence-Based Policing by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Serious Play by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Blast: Vorticism, 1914-1918 by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Families in Context by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Disability and Digital Television Cultures by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book The Conquest of the Holy Land by Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Scientific Thought by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Modern Criminal Law by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Seducing the Eighteenth-Century French Reader by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book The Astronomical Revolution by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
Cover of the book Rural Life and Rural Church by Lawrence Goldie, Jane Desmarais
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy