| Description |
xxii, 138 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-132) and index. |
| Contents |
Medical treatment of breast cancer -- The relationships among patient, physician and psychologist -- Psychological reactions to diagnosis and treatment -- Psychological reactions to posttreatment -- Recurrence and terminal illness -- The patient-psychologist relationship -- Support groups/group therapy -- Special populations : high-risk women. lesbian women, women of poverty and |
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ethnicity, and older women -- Countertransference -- Husbands and significant others -- Helping the children -- Specific interventions -- Research on the effectiveness of psychological interventions -- Resources -- Selected medical glossary. |
| Subject |
Breast -- Cancer -- Psychological aspects.
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Psychotherapy.
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Breast Neoplasms -- psychology.
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Psychotherapy.
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| Added Author |
Haber, Sandra.
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Acuff, Catherine.
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| ISBN |
0826187900 |
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