Psycho-Oncology (Paperback, New)

ContributorsIntroductionChapter 1. The Crisis of Discovery: Psychological and Psychopathological Reaction to the DiseaseChapter 2. Cancer: A Family AffairChapter 3. Communicating With Cancer Patients and Their FamiliesChapter 4. Demoralization and Depression in CancerChapter 5. Counseling and Specific Psychological Treatments in Common Clinical Settings: An OverviewChapter 6. Genetic Counseling and Testing for Hereditary Cancers: Psychosocial ConsiderationsChapter 7. Dimensional Psychopharmacology of the Cancer PatientChapter 8. Advancing Medical Education in Existential Dimensions of Advanced Cancer and Palliative CareChapter 9. Rapid Psychometric Assessment of Distress and DepressionChapter 10. The Value of Quality of Life Assessment in Cancer PatientsChapter 11. Support of the Dying Patient: Psychological Issues and CommunicationChapter 12. Psycho-Oncology and Optimal Standards of Cancer Care: Developments, Multidisciplinary Team Approach, and International GuidelinesIndex