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• Title:Group therapy for cancer patients : a research-based handbook of psychosocial care / David Spiegel, Catherine Classen.
  
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• Author/Creator:Spiegel, David, 1945-
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Classen, Catherine, 1955-
  
• Published/Created:New York : Basic Books, ©2000.
  

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  • Call Number: QZ200 .S653 2000
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Cancer--Psychological aspects.
  Group psychotherapy.
  Cancer--Patients--Mental health.
  
• Medical Subjects: Neoplasms--psychology.
  Psychotherapy, Group.
  
• Description:xii, 303 pages.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index.
  
• ISBN:0465095658 (hbk.)
  
• Contents:Pt. I. Rationale for Involving Cancer Patients in Group Support
  1. Experiencing Cancer
  2. Goals and Effects of Group Support
  Pt. II. Structuring Support Groups for Patients Coping with Serious Medical Illness
  3. Guidelines for the Therapist in Structuring and Maintaining a Group
  4. Treatment Strategies and Options for the Therapist
  5. Building Group Support
  6. Encouraging Patients to Explore Their Experience and Express Their Emotions
  Pt. III. Helping Patients Manage Their Existential Concerns
  7. Dealing with Dying
  8. Dealing with Isolation, Meaning, and Freedom
  Pt. IV. Managing Group Problems and Special Situations
  9. Facilitating Family and Specialized Groups
  10. Group Problems
  11. Methods of Pain Control. Psychological Outcome of Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy
  Effects of Group Support on Health Outcomes.