Counseling women with breast cancer : a guide for professionals
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Bibliographic Information
Counseling women with breast cancer : a guide for professionals
（Women's mental health and development, v. 5）
Sage Publications, c2000
- : cloth
- : pbk
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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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