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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811846003321

Titolo

Psycho-oncology / / edited by Jimmie C. Holland ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-19-997515-9

1-282-61335-9

9786612613357

9780195367430

0-19-971016-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Altri autori (Persone)

HollandJimmie C

Disciplina

616.99/40019

Soggetti

Cancer - Psychological aspects

Cancer - Patients - Mental health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; I: INTRODUCTION; II: BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN CANCER RISK; III: SCREENING FOR CANCER IN NORMAL AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS; IV: SCREENING AND TESTING FOR GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CANCER; V: PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES RELATED TO SITE OF CANCER; VI: MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS; VII: PALLIATIVE AND TERMINAL CARE; VIII: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS; IX: INTERVENTIONS; X: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS; XI: PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES FOR THE FAMILY; XII: SURVIVORSHIP; XIII: BUILDING PSYCHOSOCIAL PROGRAMS; XIV: ETHICAL ISSUES; XV: THE FUTURE OF PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY RESEARCH

XVI: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHO-ONCOLOGYXVII: POLICY ISSUES; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Originally published by Oxford in 1998, Psycho-Oncology was the first comprehensive text in the field and remains the gold standard today. The second edition reflects the explosion of information and major advances in psychological, psychiatric, and social aspects of cancer treatment and research since the book's inception. Spearheaded by Dr. Jimmie Holland, who is widely recognized as the founder of the field of psycho-oncology, the book's editors are a veritable who's who of psycho-oncology, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature and global



reach of this growing field. Some of the highlight