Counseling women with breast cancer : a guide for professionals

Author(s)

    • Keitel, Merle A.
    • Kopala, Mary

Bibliographic Information

Counseling women with breast cancer : a guide for professionals

Merle A. Keitel, Mary Kopala

(Women's mental health and development, v. 5)

Sage Publications, c2000

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-170) and index

Contents of Works

  • Setting the stage
  • Breast cancer : what you need to know
  • Risk factors and prevention
  • The breast cancer experience
  • How to do a psychosocial assessment
  • Intervening with the individual

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This comprehensive guide for mental health practitioners and medical professionals addresses the delicate issues surrounding breast cancer and the processes involved in emotional coping and healing. Unlike other works, this volume takes a practice-oriented approach, offering readers a review of the medical, psychological and social aspects of breast cancer. Using case studies that depict women from diverse backgrounds, this text focuses on current research, interventions, psychological assessment, and addresses the concerns of women. Students and practitioners alike will appreciate this engagingly written and informative book.

Table of Contents

Setting the Stage Breast Cancer What You Need to Know Risk Factors and Prevention The Breast Cancer Experience How to Do a Psychosocial Assessment Intervening with the Individual Group Interventions Family Issues Therapeutic Issues

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