Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Cancer Caregivers

by Allison J. Applebaum; William Breitbart

• ISBN13: 9780197640777
• ISBN10: 019764077X
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2024-02-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Academic US

Author Biography

Allison Applebaum, MD, is Associate Attending Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), and Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is the Founding Director of the Caregivers Clinic at MSK. Dr. Applebaum's program of research focuses broadly on addressing the psychosocial needs of family caregivers.

William Breitbart, MD, is Chairman, The Jimmie C. Holland Chair in Psychiatric Oncology, and Attending Psychiatrist, in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from IPOS, ACLP, APOS, and ACS. Dr. Breitbart's research focuses on psychiatric aspects of cancer and palliative care. He has over 400 peer reviewed publications, chapters, reviews, and textbooks.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Treatment Overview

Session #1: Concepts and Sources of Meaning
Session #2: Cancer Caregiving and Meaning
Session #3: Historical Sources of Meaning
Session #4: Attitudinal Sources of Meaning
Session #5: Creative Sources of Meaning
Session #6: Experiential Sources of Meaning
Sesssion #7: Transitions

MCP-C Case Example
Caregiver Workbook

Final Statement
Acknowledgements
References