Group Therapy for Cancer Patients
David Spiegel
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Description for Group Therapy for Cancer Patients
Hardcover. Expanding on David Spiegel's discovery that a shared intimacy with mortality creates very different concerns in the patient from those that apply in conventional settings, this guide for mental health professionals introduces the tools needed for groups coping with existential crises. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCL; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 662.
This extraordinary resource celebrates and expands on Dr. David Spiegel's discovery that a shared intimacy with mortality creates very different concerns in the patient from those that apply in conventional settings. Spiegel and Classen introduce mental health professionals to the awareness as well as the tools they will need to facilitate groups coping with existential crises. The result is a model for helping that actually helps.
This extraordinary resource celebrates and expands on Dr. David Spiegel's discovery that a shared intimacy with mortality creates very different concerns in the patient from those that apply in conventional settings. Spiegel and Classen introduce mental health professionals to the awareness as well as the tools they will need to facilitate groups coping with existential crises. The result is a model for helping that actually helps.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780465095650
SKU
V9780465095650
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99-2
About David Spiegel
David Spiegel, M.D. (Professor, Stanford School of Medicine), is a psychiatrist and author known for the study in which this book is rooted and for his related work on dissociation and hypnosis. Catherine Classen, Ph.D. (Professor, Stanford School of Medicine), collabourates with him on researching the benefits of group psychotherapy and conducts workshops for cancer patients internationally.
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