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Cancer, emotional responses and cognitive behavioural psychotherapy

Cancer, emotional responses and cognitive behavioural psychotherapy Cancer and its treatment is known to have a substantial psychological morbidity and, while adjuvant psychological therapy (APT) is well established, relatively little work has been done to investigate the effectiveness of psychotherapy, particularly cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), for patients with cancer. This article focuses initially on emotional responses to the diagnosis of cancer, individual vulnerability and the prevalence of psychological problems in patients with cancer. The use of cognitive behaviour therapy is then described, together with key issues in its application and specific problems. The work concludes by considering differences in applying CBT to patients with cancer compared to patients with other physical illnesses and the notion of ‘relapse inoculation’. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Cancer Care Wiley

Cancer, emotional responses and cognitive behavioural psychotherapy

European Journal of Cancer Care , Volume 3 (4) – Dec 1, 1994

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0961-5423
eISSN
1365-2354
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2354.1994.tb00040.x
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Abstract

Cancer and its treatment is known to have a substantial psychological morbidity and, while adjuvant psychological therapy (APT) is well established, relatively little work has been done to investigate the effectiveness of psychotherapy, particularly cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), for patients with cancer. This article focuses initially on emotional responses to the diagnosis of cancer, individual vulnerability and the prevalence of psychological problems in patients with cancer. The use of cognitive behaviour therapy is then described, together with key issues in its application and specific problems. The work concludes by considering differences in applying CBT to patients with cancer compared to patients with other physical illnesses and the notion of ‘relapse inoculation’.

Journal

European Journal of Cancer CareWiley

Published: Dec 1, 1994

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