Memory and Attention Adaptation Training: A Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Cancer Survivors: Survivor Workbook

by Robert Ferguson and Karen Gillock

Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) may affect nearly half of all cancer survivors and can persist for years after completing cancer treatment. Memory and Attention Adaptation Training (MAAT) is a cognitive-behavioral therapy offering evidence-based, nonpharmacological treatment of this common survivorship condition. Organized into a session-by-session Clinician Manual and related Survivor Workbook, MAAT is conducted in 8 treatment visits and has been demonstrated effective when delivered through telehealth technology, so survivors can readily fit MAAT into their busy lives.

The Survivor Workbook starts with a brief overview of what is understood about CRCI, common problems, and how MAAT helps. The introduction is followed by the 8 visits summarized in concise chapters that allow for easy review after the therapy visit. Thus, survivors with memory problems have a reliable source to turn to so that content of visits is not forgotten. Each visit consists of homework exercises with easy to follow forms.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197521525
• ISBN13: 9780197521526
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.2"