Behavioural Oncology Psychological, Communicative, and Social Dimensions /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Cordella, Marisa (Συγγραφέας), Poiani, Aldo (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Public health.; Nursing.; Health psychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Health Psychology.; Public Health.; Personality and Social Psychology.

Medical, educational, and public health efforts have reduced the spread of many major diseases, yet cancer perseveres, in spite of continuing research and improvements in practice. Especially promising among therapeutic strategies are ones that recognise patients as individuals with thoughts, feelin...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• The behavioural dimension of cancer and sickness
• Psychology and cancer.-The existential dimension of cancer
• The social dimension of cancer
• Language and the cross-cultural dimension of cancer.-Communication between doctor and cancer patient
• Complementary psychological therapies.