Treating Vulnerable Populations of Cancer Survivors: A Biopsychosocial Approach

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Fitzpatrick, Tanya R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Oncology.; Social work.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Health psychology.; Health Psychology.; Social Work.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

This competence-building resource synthesizes a rich trove of conceptual and practical information on treating cancer survivors at risk of being underserved. Spotlighting a diverse group of ethnic and other demographic populations surviving diverse forms of cancer, the book models the assessing of n...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Culture-specific theoretical and conceptual models addressing vulnerable populations
• Providing psychosocial distress screening, coping resources, and self-care to older cancer survivors in a Canadian small-town setting
• Therapeutic interventions, social and health issues among elderly Latino cancer survivors
• Family and community interventions: the experience of Latvian immigrant cancer survivors in Canada
• Cancer survivorship issues among Muslim women with cancer
• Exploring the artist’s book: how art therapy can enhance quality of life of young breast cancer survivors
• Physical activity, locus of control, and fear of recurrence among young and older cancer survivors from a community cancer support center
• Therapy-related interventions, dental health issues, and the impact on quality of life among pediatric cancer survivors
• Health and social issues among esophagogastric cancer survivors: the STOP Cancer Initiative
• The caregiver as survivor: Caregiver support initiatives, person-centered approaches, and quality of life for the caregiver and family members. – Conclusion.