Cognitive behaviour therapy for people with cancer / by Stirling Moorey and Steven Greer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moorey, Stirling.

Contributor:

Greer, S. (Steven)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Psychological aspects.

Cancer.

Cognitive therapy.

Neoplasms--psychology.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Neoplasms--psychology.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Physical Description:

xii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

[Second edition].

Other Title:

Cognitive behavior therapy for people with cancer

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has established itself as the psychological treatment of choice for many conditions. It offers a brief, convincing, commonsense approach to the emotional problems faced by people with cancer, and there is considerable evidence for its effectiveness. Since the first edition of this book in 1989 (published as Psychological Therapy for Patients with Cancer) there have been many developments in cognitive therapy and psycho-oncology which have been incorporated in the new edition. The current evidence for the effect of psychological state on survival and the efficacy of CBT in cancer is reviewed. Using a cognitive behavioural model to understand reactions to cancer, the authors present cognitive, behavioural, emotional, and interpersonal interventions to help people adjust to the threat to their life and their view of themselves. Case examples illustrate how these techniques are used to reduce anxiety and depression, induce a fighting spirit, teach effective coping skills, and develop open communication between patients and their partners. Mental health professionals working in oncology and health care professionals interested in psychological management will find this a useful source for psychological techniques that can be applied in a busy clinical setting.

Contents:

Part 1 The Psychology of Cancer

1 What people with cancer feel 3

2 A cognitive model of adjustment to cancer 11

3 Can cognitive behaviour therapy improve quality of life? 25

4 Can psychological therapy affect duration of survival? 41

Part 2 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

6 The therapy session 63

7 Experiencing and expressing emotions in adjuvant psychological therapy 75

8 Behavioural techniques 85

10 Cognitive techniques II: Applications of cognitive techniques to common problems 121

11 Working with couples 135

12 Advanced and terminal illness 145

13 Group therapy 159

1 Coping with Cancer 169

2 Thinking Errors 173

3 Weekly Activity Schedule 176

4 Thought Record 177

a) Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale 178

b) Courtauld Emotional Control Scale 181

c) Cancer Coping Questionnaire 183

d) Cancer Concerns Checklist 185.

Notes:

"First published under the title Psychological therapy for patients with cancer: a new approach, 1989 (Heineman Medical Books)"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-201) and index.

ISBN:

0198508662

OCLC:

187566328