I need help in psycho-oncology every kind of articles referring to children cancer survivor and psychotherapy interventions during and after disease are welcome.
You can find handful of information here http://apos-society.org/. Two kinds of psychotherapy are well studied mindfulness-based therapy, meaning-centered psychotherapy (J Consult Clin Psychol. 2012 Dec;80(6):1007-20. doi: 10.1037/a0028329; Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2014 Oct;16(10):488. doi: 10.1007/s11920-014-0488-2). Psychoeducation was also found effective (see pdf attached).
well.Oncological disease is not just a single disease, it presents with host of physiological and psychological conditions which deeper the patients mental troubles,presenting PTSD,social Anxiety,Phobia's etc,so a emphasized psychotherapy is imperative for successful intervention if any to provide some hope and light to these group of patients.
Depending on the target problem (e.g., children anxiety to procedures, distress in the family) there are a number of therapeutic approaches that can be utilized.
I enclose several references that you may find helpful:
Pai et al. A meta-analysis of the effectrs of psychological interventions in pediatric oncology on outcomes of psychological distress and adjustment. J of Ped Psych, 2006, 31, 978-988.
Kaza et al, JPP, 2005, 30, 644-655
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