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Individual meaning-centered psychotherapy for patients with advanced cancer : a treatment manual / William S. Breitbart, Shannon R. Poppito.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Breitbart, William, 1951- author.
- Poppito, Shannon R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mental healing.
- Cancer--Treatment.
- Cancer.
- Imagery (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (113 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The importance of spiritual well-being and the role of ""meaning"" in moderating depression, hopelessness and desire for death in terminally-ill cancer and AIDS patients has been well-supported by research, and has led many palliative clinicians to look beyond the role of antidepressant treatment in this population. Clinicians are focusing on the development of non-pharmacologic interventions that can address issues such as hopelessness, loss of meaning, and spiritual well-being in patients with advanced cancer at the end of life. This effort led to an exploration and analysis of the work of V
- Contents:
- Cover; Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Patients with Advanced CancerA Treatment Manual; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Session 1.Concepts and Sources of Meaning; Session 2.Cancer and Meaning: Identity before and after Cancer Diagnosis; Session 3.Historical Sources of Meaning: Life as a Living Legacy: A Legacy That Has Been Given and a Legacy That One Lives an; Session 4.Attitudinal Sources of Meaning: Encountering Life's Limitations; Session 5.Creative Sources of Meaning: Creativity, Courage, and Responsibility
- Session 6.Experiential Sources of Meaning: Connecting with Life through Love, Beauty, and Humor Session 7.Transitions: Final Reflections and Hopes for the Future; References; Handouts; Homework/Experiential Exercises; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-938068-6
- 0-19-938794-X
- OCLC:
- 889521403
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