The family meetings in oncology: some practical guidelines

Somatic illness is not only an individual experience of physical and psychological suffering, but also a psychosocial status that modulates the patient’s interpersonal relationships. Receiving a diagnosis of cancer causes severe distress. The patient’s family, too, feels the emotional ups and downs...

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Main Author: Paolo eGritti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01552/full