Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs

by Nancy E. Adler

Book Overview

Cancer care today often provides state-of-the-science biomedical treatment, but fails to address the psychological and social (psychosocial) problems associated with the illness. This failure can compromise the effectiveness of health care and thereby adversely affect the health of cancer patients. Psychological and social problems created or exacerbated by cancer--including depression and other emotional problems; lack of information or skills needed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309111072
• ISBN13: 9780309111072
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Hits the nail on the head!

I think this book is awesome. It addresses an issue that has not been carried out in the health care industry. The idea that emotional, psychological, and social needs of patients need to be met along with the treatment process is fantastic. As a cancer survivor, I do not feel my psychosocial needs were met. It was just let's get this person treated and to survive and our job is done. One last thing is that I only rated it four stars because the reading is very dry and set-up for professionals and not the average person.