Oxford Guide to CBT for People with Cancer

Updated in light of new clinical and research findings in the fields of psycho-oncology and cognitive behaviour therapy, mental health professionals working in oncology and health care professionals interested in psychological management will find this a useful source for psychological techniques that can be applied in a busy clinical setting.

Highly Commended in the Psychiatry Category, BMA Medical Book Awards 2012

PART ONE: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CANCER ; 1. What people with cancer feel ; 2. A cognitive model of adjustment to cancer ; 3. Can cognitive behaviour therapy improve quality of life? ; 4. Can psychological therapy affect duration of survival? ; PART TWO: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER ; 5. Overview of therapy ; 6. The therapy session ; 7. Experiencing and expressing emotions in adjuvant psychological therapy ; 8. Behavioural techniques ; 9. Cognitive techniques I: Basic cognitive techniques ; 10. Cognitive techniques II: Working with anxiety and depression ; 11. Applications of cognitive and behavioural techniques to common problems ; 12. Cancer in context: Working with underlying beliefs and assumptions ; 13. Working with couples ; 14. Cognitive behaviour therapy in advanced and terminal illness ; 15. Prolonged grief disorder among bereaved primary carers ; 16. Group therapy ; 17. Concluding remarks ; APPENDICES ; 1. Coping with Cancer ; 2. Thinking Errors ; 3. Weekly Activity Schedule ; 4. Thought Record ; 5a Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale ; 5b Courtauld Emotional Control Scale ; 5c Cancer Coping Questionnaire ; 5d Cancer Concerns Checklist ; REFERENCES