Psycho-oncology / / edited by Thomas N. Wise, Massimo Biondi, Anna Costantini.

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Place / Publishing House:Washington, District of Columbia ;, London, England : : American Psychiatric Publishing,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (360 pages) :; illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • The crisis of discovery : psychological and psychopathological reaction to the disease / James L. Levenson
  • Cancer : a family affair / Lea Baider
  • Communicating with cancer patients and their families / Walter F. Baile and Anna Costantini
  • Demoralization and depression in cancer / David W. Kissane and Matthew Doolittle
  • Counseling and specific psychological treatments in common clinical settings : an overview / Carolyn Pitceathly, Maggie Watson, and Anne Cawthorn
  • Genetic counseling and testing for hereditary cancers : psychosocial considerations / Allison M. Burton, Ellen R. Gritz, and Susan K. Peterson
  • Dimensional psychopharmacology of the cancer patient / Massimo Biondi and Massimo Pasquini
  • Advancing medical education in existential dimensions of advanced cancer and palliative care / Shannon R. Poppito and Glendon R. Tait
  • Rapid psychometric assessment of distress and depression for the clinician / Alex j. mitchell
  • The value of quality of life assessment in cancer patients / Bernhard Holzner, Johannes Giesinger, Fabio Efficace
  • Support of the dying patient : psychological issues and communication / Friedrich Stiefel and Sonia Krenz
  • Psycho-oncology and optimal standards of cancer care : developments, multidisciplinary team approach, and international guidelines / Luigi Grassi, Rosangela Caruso, and Maria Giulia Nanni.