Psychological rehabilitation for cancer patients: from the origins to the present
https://doi.org/10.18027/2224-5057-2022-12-4-36-40
Abstract
Cancer patients may suffer from severe distress that results in low mood, lack of energy and fatigue, and reduces the effectiveness of treatment. For a favorable outcome, they need rehabilitation to help them cope with the psychological effects of cancer. A psycho-oncologist is a specialist who provides psychological support and care for cancer patients and their relatives.
The first studies demonstrating the efficacy of psychotherapy and rehabilitation in cancer patients were conducted in the last third of the 20th century both in Russia and overseas. Nowadays, available techniques used all over the world include cognitive behavioral therapy, art therapy, and creative visualization.
About the Authors
G. A. Tkachenko
Central Clinical Hospital with a Polyclinic of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation; Central State Medical Academy of the Administrative Department of the President of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Galina A. Tkachenko, MD, PhD in Psychology, Medical Psychologist; Associate Professor of the Department of Psychiatry
Moscow
A. M. Stepanova
P. Hertzen Moscow Oncology Research Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandra M. Stepanova, MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Rehabilitation
Moscow
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Tkachenko G.A., Stepanova A.M. Psychological rehabilitation for cancer patients: from the origins to the present. Malignant tumours. 2022;12(4):36-40. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18027/2224-5057-2022-12-4-36-40
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