Facing cancer and the fear of death [[electronic resource] ] : a psychoanalytic perspective on treatment / / edited by Norman Straker

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Jason Aronson, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.994
• Soggetto topico: Cancer; Fear of death
• Altri autori: StrakerNorman
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Medical Section; 1 The Avoidance of Facing Death; 2 A Fellow's Perspective on Facing Death; 3 Confronting the Fear of Death; II: Psychoanalytic Section; 4 The Denial of the Fear of Death by Psychoanalysts; 5 Finding Meaning in Death; 6 Psychoanalytic Literature on the Treatments of Dying Patients; 7 An Update in the Psychoanalytic Treatment of the Cancer Patient Facing Death; III: Case Presentations Section; 8 ". . . That Darkness Is About to Pass"; 9 Guidelines to Live by and Rules to Break; 10 "Titration of Psychotherapy for Patient and Analyst" ; 11 Psychotherapy with a Hospitalized Patient Dying of Cancer12 Being a Cancer Patient in Analysis while Continuing to Work as an Analyst; Conclusion; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: In Facing Cancer and the Fear of Death: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Treatment, Dr. Norman Straker's psychoanalytic perspective on facing cancer and the fear of death brings into sharp focus the emotional conflicts of doctors, psychoanalysts, and all mental health professionals as they interface with dying patients and their families. Remedies are offered for lessening the emotional burden on those treating patients facing death. These remedies should decrease the number of futile treatments at the end of life, lessen
• Titolo autorizzato: Facing cancer and the fear of death
• ISBN: 1-283-91293-7; 0-7657-0966-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786020303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II