William S. Breitbart – författare

Meaning-Centered-Psychotherapy in the Cancer Setting provides a theoretical context for Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), a non-pharmalogic intervention which has been shown to enhance meaning and spiritual well-being, increase hope, improve quality of life, and significantly decrease depression, anxiety, desire for hastened death, and symptom burden distress in the cancer setting. Based on the work of Viktor Frankl and his concept of logotherapy, MCP is an innovative intervention for clinicians practicing in fields of Psycho-oncology, Palliative Care, bereavement, and cancer survivorship. This volume supplements two treatment manuals, Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy (MCGP) for Patients with Advanced Cancer and Individual Meaning -Centered Psychotherapy (IMCP) for Patients with Advanced Cancer by Dr. Breitbart, which offer a step-wise outline to conducting a specific set of therapy sessions. In addition to providing a theoretical background on the MCP techniques provided in the treatment manuals, this volume contains chapters on adapting MCP for different cancer-related populations and for different purposes and clinical problems including: interventions for cancer survivors, caregivers of cancer patients, adolescents and young adults with cancer, as a bereavement intervention, and cultural and linguistic applications in languages such as Mandarin, Spanish, and Hebrew.

Originally published by Oxford in 1998, Psycho-Oncology was the first comprehensive text in the field and remains the gold standard today. Edited by a team of leading experts in psycho-oncology, spearheaded by Dr. Jimmie C. Holland, the founder of the field, the text reflects the interdisciplinary nature and global reach of this growing field. Thoroughly updated and developed in collaboration with the American Psychosocial Society and the International Psycho-oncology Society, the third edition is a current, comprehensive reference for psychiatrists, psychologists, oncologists, hospice workers, and social workers seeking to understand and manage the psychological issues involved in the care of persons with cancer and the psychological, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to cancer risk and survival. New to this edition are chapters on gender-based and geriatric issues and expanded coverage of underserved populations, community based programs, and caregiver training and education.

Originally published by Oxford in 1998, Psycho-Oncology was the first comprehensive text in the field and remains the gold standard today. Edited by a team of leading experts in psycho-oncology, spearheaded by Dr. Jimmie C. Holland, the founder of the field, the text reflects the interdisciplinary nature and global reach of this growing field. Thoroughly updated and developed in collaboration with the American Psychosocial Society and the International Psycho-oncology Society, the third edition is a current, comprehensive reference for psychiatrists, psychologists, oncologists, hospice workers, and social workers seeking to understand and manage the psychological issues involved in the care of persons with cancer and the psychological, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to cancer risk and survival. New to this edition are chapters on gender-based and geriatric issues and expanded coverage of underserved populations, community based programs, and caregiver training and education.

Meaning-Centered-Psychotherapy in the Cancer Setting provides a theoretical context for Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), a non-pharmalogic intervention which has been shown to enhance meaning and spiritual well-being, increase hope, improve quality of life, and significantly decrease depression, anxiety, desire for hastened death, and symptom burden distress in the cancer setting. Based on the work of Viktor Frankl and his concept of logotherapy, MCP is an innovative intervention for clinicians practicing in fields of Psycho-oncology, Palliative Care, bereavement, and cancer survivorship. This volume supplements two treatment manuals, Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy (MCGP) for Patients with Advanced Cancer and Individual Meaning -Centered Psychotherapy (IMCP) for Patients with Advanced Cancer by Dr. Breitbart, which offer a step-wise outline to conducting a specific set of therapy sessions. In addition to providing a theoretical background on the MCP techniques provided in the treatment manuals, this volume contains chapters on adapting MCP for different cancer-related populations and for different purposes and clinical problems including: interventions for cancer survivors, caregivers of cancer patients, adolescents and young adults with cancer, as a bereavement intervention, and cultural and linguistic applications in languages such as Mandarin, Spanish, and Hebrew.

Meaning-Centered-Psychotherapy in the Cancer Setting provides a theoretical context for Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), a non-pharmalogic intervention which has been shown to enhance meaning and spiritual well-being, increase hope, improve quality of life, and significantly decrease depression, anxiety, desire for hastened death, and symptom burden distress in the cancer setting. Based on the work of Viktor Frankl and his concept of logotherapy, MCP is an innovative intervention for clinicians practicing in fields of Psycho-oncology, Palliative Care, bereavement, and cancer survivorship. This volume supplements two treatment manuals, Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy (MCGP) for Patients with Advanced Cancer and Individual Meaning -Centered Psychotherapy (IMCP) for Patients with Advanced Cancer by Dr. Breitbart, which offer a step-wise outline to conducting a specific set of therapy sessions. In addition to providing a theoretical background on the MCP techniques provided in the treatment manuals, this volume contains chapters on adapting MCP for different cancer-related populations and for different purposes and clinical problems including: interventions for cancer survivors, caregivers of cancer patients, adolescents and young adults with cancer, as a bereavement intervention, and cultural and linguistic applications in languages such as Mandarin, Spanish, and Hebrew.

The importance of spiritual well-being and the role of "meaning" in moderating depression, hopelessness and desire for death in terminally-ill cancer and AIDS patients has been well-supported by research, and has led many palliative clinicians to look beyond the role of antidepressant treatment in this population. Clinicians are focusing on the development of non-pharmacologic interventions that can address issues such as hopelessness, loss of meaning, and spiritual well-being in patients with advanced cancer at the end of life. This effort led to an exploration and analysis of the work of Viktor Frankl and his concepts of logotherapy, or meaning-based psychotherapy. While Frankl's logotherapy was not designed for the treatment of patients with life-threatening illnesses, his concepts of meaning and spirituality have inspired applications in psychotherapeutic work with advanced cancer patients, many of whom seek guidance and help in dealing with issues of sustaining meaning, hope, and understanding cancer and impending death in the context of their lives. Individual Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy (IMCP), an intervention developed and rigorously tested by the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, is a seven-week program that utilizes a mixture of didactics, discussion and experiential exercises that focus around particular themes related to meaning and advanced cancer. Patients are assigned readings and homework that are specific to each session's theme and which are utilized in each session. While the focus of each session is on issues of meaning and purpose in life in the face of advanced cancer and a limited prognosis, elements of support and expression of emotion are inevitable in the context of each group session. The structured intervention presented in this manual can be provided by a wide array of clinical disciplines, ranging from chaplains, nurses, palliative care physicians, to counselors, psychotherapists, social workers, graduate psychology students, psychologists and psychiatrists.

The importance of spiritual well-being and the role of "meaning" in moderating depression, hopelessness and desire for death in terminally-ill cancer and AIDS patients has been well-supported by research, and has led many palliative clinicians to look beyond the role of antidepressant treatment in this population. Clinicians are focusing on the development of non-pharmacologic interventions that can address issues such as hopelessness, loss of meaning, and spiritual well-being in patients with advanced cancer at the end of life. This effort led to an exploration and analysis of the work of Viktor Frankl and his concepts of logotherapy, or meaning-based psychotherapy. While Frankl's logotherapy was not designed for the treatment of patients with life-threatening illnesses, his concepts of meaning and spirituality have inspired applications in psychotherapeutic work with advanced cancer patients, many of whom seek guidance and help in dealing with issues of sustaining meaning, hope, and understanding cancer and impending death in the context of their lives. Individual Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy (IMCP), an intervention developed and rigorously tested by the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, is a seven-week program that utilizes a mixture of didactics, discussion and experiential exercises that focus around particular themes related to meaning and advanced cancer. Patients are assigned readings and homework that are specific to each session's theme and which are utilized in each session. While the focus of each session is on issues of meaning and purpose in life in the face of advanced cancer and a limited prognosis, elements of support and expression of emotion are inevitable in the context of each group session. The structured intervention presented in this manual can be provided by a wide array of clinical disciplines, ranging from chaplains, nurses, palliative care physicians, to counselors, psychotherapists, social workers, graduate psychology students, psychologists and psychiatrists.

One of the most challenging roles of the psycho-oncologist is to help guide terminally-ill patients through the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of the dying process. Patients with cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses are at increased risk for the development of major psychiatric complications, and have an enormous burden of both physical and psychological symptoms. Concepts of adequate palliative care must be expanded beyond the current focus on pain and physical symptom control to include the psychiatric, psychosocial, existential, and spiritual aspects of care. The psycho-oncologist, as a consultant to or member of a palliative care team, has a unique role and opportunity to fulfill this promise of competent and compassionate palliative care for those with life-threatening illnesses. Psychosocial Palliative Care guides the psycho-oncologist through the most salient aspects of effective psychiatric care of patients with advanced illnesses. This handbook reviews basic concepts and definitions of palliative care and the experience of dying, the assessment and management of major psychiatric complications of life-threatening illness, including psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches, and covers issues such as bereavement, spirituality, cultural sensitivity, communication and psychiatric contributions to common physical symptom control. A global perspective on death and palliative care is taken throughout the text, and an Appendix provides a comprehensive list of international palliative care resources and training programs.

Die Sinnzentrierte Psychotherapie, die auf den Arbeiten von Viktor Frankl aufbaut, verbessert nachweislich das Sinnerleben, das psychische Befinden und die Lebensqualität von Krebspatienten. Damit stellt sie eine innovative Intervention für die psychotherapeutische Versorgung von Krebspatienten und anderer Gruppen chronisch kranker Menschen dar. Dieses Buch informiert umfassend über die Inhalte und Anwendungsbereiche der Sinnzentrierten Psychotherapie bei verschiedenen Gruppen krebserkrankter Menschen, darunter Brustkrebspatientinnen, Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene mit Krebs, langzeitüberlebende Patienten sowie Patienten mit fortschreitender Erkrankung und palliativer Behandlungsintention. Es zeigt praktische Hilfestellungen auf für typische Herausforderungen im klinischen Alltag mit unterschiedlichen Zielgruppen in der Einzel- und Gruppentherapie.

Die Sinnzentrierte Psychotherapie, die auf den Arbeiten von Viktor Frankl aufbaut, verbessert nachweislich das Sinnerleben, das psychische Befinden und die Lebensqualität von Krebspatienten. Damit stellt sie eine innovative Intervention für die psychotherapeutische Versorgung von Krebspatienten und anderer Gruppen chronisch kranker Menschen dar. Dieses Buch informiert umfassend über die Inhalte und Anwendungsbereiche der Sinnzentrierten Psychotherapie bei verschiedenen Gruppen krebserkrankter Menschen, darunter Brustkrebspatientinnen, Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene mit Krebs, langzeitüberlebende Patienten sowie Patienten mit fortschreitender Erkrankung und palliativer Behandlungsintention. Es zeigt praktische Hilfestellungen auf für typische Herausforderungen im klinischen Alltag mit unterschiedlichen Zielgruppen in der Einzel- und Gruppentherapie.

Die Bedeutung von Lebenssinn als eine wichtige Ressource im Rahmen der Krankheitsverarbeitung wurde bei unterschiedlichen Gruppen von Patienten wissenschaftlich nachgewiesen. Insbesondere bei Patienten mit einer Krebserkrankung wurden die Themen Sinnverlust und Sinnfindung in wissenschaftlichen Studien untersucht. Die Fähigkeit von Menschen, trotz zahlreicher Einschränkungen im Alltag und der Lebensbedrohlichkeit schwerer Erkrankungen Sinn zu finden und sich sinnstiftenden Themen und Aktivitäten zuzuwenden, wirkt sich positiv auf das psychische Befinden aus. Vor diesem Hintergrund stellen psychotherapeutische Interventionen, die sich auf die Förderung des Gefühls der Sinnhaftigkeit sowie die Verbesserung des psychischen Befindens und der Lebensqualität konzentrieren, eine wichtige Bereicherung für die psychotherapeutische Behandlung chronisch kranker Menschen dar.Das Manual beschreibt ein evidenzbasiertes achtwöchiges Therapieprogramm für Einzel- und Gruppensettings. Die strukturierte Intervention fokussiert in den einzelnen Sitzungen auf verschiedene Aspekte von Lebenssinn sowie sinnstiftende Ressourcen und Aktivitäten. Das Programm umfasst verschiedene didaktische Elemente zu spezifischen sinnzentrierten Themen im Zusammenhang mit der Krebserkrankung. Umfangreiche Arbeitsblätter stehen zum Download zur Verfügung.

Die Bedeutung von Lebenssinn als eine wichtige Ressource im Rahmen der Krankheitsverarbeitung wurde bei unterschiedlichen Gruppen von Patienten wissenschaftlich nachgewiesen. Insbesondere bei Patienten mit einer Krebserkrankung wurden die Themen Sinnverlust und Sinnfindung in wissenschaftlichen Studien untersucht. Die Fähigkeit von Menschen, trotz zahlreicher Einschränkungen im Alltag und der Lebensbedrohlichkeit schwerer Erkrankungen Sinn zu finden und sich sinnstiftenden Themen und Aktivitäten zuzuwenden, wirkt sich positiv auf das psychische Befinden aus. Vor diesem Hintergrund stellen psychotherapeutische Interventionen, die sich auf die Förderung des Gefühls der Sinnhaftigkeit sowie die Verbesserung des psychischen Befindens und der Lebensqualität konzentrieren, eine wichtige Bereicherung für die psychotherapeutische Behandlung chronisch kranker Menschen dar.Das Manual beschreibt ein evidenzbasiertes achtwöchiges Therapieprogramm für Einzel- und Gruppensettings. Die strukturierte Intervention fokussiert in den einzelnen Sitzungen auf verschiedene Aspekte von Lebenssinn sowie sinnstiftende Ressourcen und Aktivitäten. Das Programm umfasst verschiedene didaktische Elemente zu spezifischen sinnzentrierten Themen im Zusammenhang mit der Krebserkrankung. Umfangreiche Arbeitsblätter stehen zum Download zur Verfügung.