There have been studies done on psychiatric populations but they may not have limited it to a comorbidity. They may still be of interest to you. I suggest you look at the work of Cheryl Forchuk on the therapeutic relationship. This is a different term for the same concept.

Dear Elsabeth,

Thank you for your answer.

Gregor

Dear Gregor,

You yourself  wrote about this topic. The chock is the same whether it is breast cancer or cancer located in other places. It does not seem easy to cope with prostate cancer either.  The problematic point is to cope with the insight that we are mortal and replaceable. 

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