Bolletino, Ruth Cohn. creator text bibliography nyu New York Norton 2009 1st ed. monographic eng

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viii, 294 p. ; 21 cm. The experiential world of the family member : where psychotherapy begins -- Putting traditional approaches aside -- Principles of psychotherapy with family members -- Toxic myths -- The power of expectation -- Dealing with feelings -- Ethical and spiritual aspects of the work -- The experiential world of the person with cancer -- Choosing practitioners and treatments, and communicating with doctors -- How family caregivers can best help the cancer patient -- Children in the family : guidelines for parents -- Dealing with recurrence -- When the patient is dying -- How family caregivers can best help themselves -- Afterward -- Preventing burnout and discovering unexpected gifts. Ruth Cohn Bolletino. Includes bibliographical references and index. Oncologists Caregivers Counseling of Cancer Patients Family relationships Communication in medicine Cancer Psychological aspects Caregivers psychology Neoplasms psychology Family psychology Psychotherapy methods RC 254 .5.B65 2009 362.196/994 9780393705768 (pbk.) 0393705765 (pbk.) 2009014013 PUL 090408 20220208151325.0 15698491