Psychological Treatment of Patients with Cancer, 9781433828058
Paperback
Mental health providers in oncology face challenges supporting patients coping with diverse disease stages, treatment side effects, and changing prognoses. The guide builds a foundation in psycho-oncology by detailing interventions for depression, anxiety, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, and family impact.

Psychological Treatment of Patients with Cancer

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  • Paperback

    159 pages

  • Release Date

    29 October 2017

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Summary

Mental health providers working in oncology encounter a broad spectrum of patients and situations. From innumerable forms of disease at various stages of progression, to the wide range of medication side effects and varying prognoses, cancer treatment is incredibly complex. And practitioners-like the patients they serve-can be easily overwhelmed. Psychological Treatment of Patients With Cancer offers a succinct but comprehensive guide to psycho-oncological practice. Designed to build a fou…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781433828058
ISBN-10:1433828057
Author:Ellen A. Dornelas
Publisher:American Psychological Association
Imprint:American Psychological Association
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:159
Release Date:29 October 2017
Weight:235g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
Series:Clinical Health Psychology Series
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Critics Review

amp ldquo Offers a succinct but comprehensive guide to psycho-oncological practice. amp rdquo -Midwest Book Review

Offers a succinct but comprehensive guide to psycho-oncological practice.

(Midwest Book Review)

About The Author

Ellen A. Dornelas

Ellen A. Dornelas, PhD, is the director for cancer clinical research at Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute in Connecticut and associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Dr. Dornelas received her degree in health psychology from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York, NY. She has focused her career on the integration of practice and research in clinical health psychology. Dr. Dornelas is recognized for her expertise in treating people with heart disease as well as cancer. She has supervised and mentored students for more than two decades. Dr. Dornelas has authored multiple books and journal articles and is a featured guest expert on APA’s Psychotherapy Video Series. She is a Fellow in APA Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) and a practicing psychotherapist.

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