This new book by international experts in psycho-oncology has arisen from the teaching academies offered by the International Psycho-oncology Society. It distills the wisdom and experience from the training manuals dedicated to individual psychological therapies and combines them into an accessible handbook for clinicians in cancer care today. The editors have brought together leading researchers and therapists, who provide accounts of the prominent models of psychotherapy currently being used in cancer care, the key themes they address and the essential techniques needed to apply each approach successfully. Helpful clinical illustrations are woven throughout the book to make overt the strategies found in each model. Provides practical guidance about how to deliver a range of individual, group, couple and family interventions that have proven utility in cancer care. Describes comprehensively each model of psychotherapy as taught by experts delivering the International Psycho-Oncology Society's Educational Academy on cancer care for patients and their families. Features practical suggestions on therapy delivery from the world's leading proponents of each therapy. Serves as a valuable tool to assist teaching and to facilitate research into psychological interventions in oncology, palliative care and bereavement. Functions as a readily accessible resource for clinicians struggling to support someone effectively, through its provision of insight into the common challenges and traps that arise when providing patients with emotional support. This practical handbook will help not only psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers but also physicians, surgeons, general practitioners and nurses interested in better understanding and supporting the patients and families they care for.

Maggie Watson PhD. Dip. Clin. Psychol, AFBPS Head of Service, Psychological Medicine Royal Marsden Hospital; Team Leader and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Cancer Research; Honorary Professor of Psychology, University College London, London, UK David W. Kissane, MB BS, MPM, MD, FRANZCP, FAChPM Jimmie C. Holland Chair in Psycho-Oncology, Attending Psychiatrist and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA.

List of Contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xv
Preface	p. xvii
Individual Models of Therapy	p. 1
Supportive Psychotherapy in Cancer Care: an Essential Ingredient of All Therapy	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
Definition	p. 3
History and Evidence Base	p. 4
Qualifications for Clinical Privileges to Provide Supportive Psychotherapy as a Psycho-Oncologist	p. 4
Application of Supportive Therapy in Cancer Care	p. 4
Boundaries in the Therapy Relationship: Therapeutic Activism	p. 7
Themes Met in Advanced Cancer	p. 8
Families as Part of Patients' Supportive Psychotherapy	p. 10
Therapist Issues	p. 12
Service Development Issues	p. 13
Recommended Reading & Resources	p. 13
References	p. 14
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapies in Cancer Care	p. 15
Background	p. 15
Processes and Techniques	p. 18
Case Examples	p. 21
Evidence on Efficacy	p. 23
Service Development	p. 23
Summary	p. 24
Supporting Materials	p. 24
References	p. 24
Cognitive Analytic Therapy in Psycho-Oncology	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
Theoretical Background of CAT	p. 27
CAT Concepts and Cancer	p. 28
Process of Application of CAT in Cancer Care	p. 29
Supporting Materials	p. 32
A Brief Overview of Evidence on Efficacy	p. 33
Target Groups of Patients for Whom CAT Is Appropriate	p. 33
Case Example	p. 33
What Can CAT Offer in a Cancer Setting?	p. 36
Service Development: Integrating CAT into Psycho-Oncology Services	p. 36
Conclusion	p. 36
Acknowledgements	p. 36
References	p. 36
Mindfulness Interventions for Cancer Patients	p. 39
Introduction	p. 39
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction	p. 39
Content and Processes of Mindfulness-Based Interventions	p. 40
Case Example	p. 44
Efficacy of MBSR and Mindfulness Interventions	p. 45
Service Development	p. 46
Summary	p. 46
Recommended Reading	p. 46
References	p. 47
Relaxation and Image Based Therapy	p. 49
Background	p. 49
Evidence on Efficacy	p. 52
Processes and Techniques	p. 53
Case Example	p. 54
Service Development	p. 56
Summary	p. 57
References	p. 57
Motivational Counselling in Substance Dependence	p. 59
Background	p. 59
Processes and Techniques	p. 61
Case Example	p. 64
Evidence on Efficacy	p. 66
Service Development	p. 67
Summary	p. 67
Acknowledgements	p. 67
References	p. 67
Narrative Therapy	p. 69
Background	p. 69
Processes and Techniques	p. 70
Case Example	p. 75
Evidence on Efficacy	p. 77
Service Development	p. 77
Summary	p. 77
References	p. 77
Dignity Therapy	p. 79
Introduction	p. 79
Background of Dignity Research	p. 79
The Conduct of Dignity Therapy: Processes and Techniques	p. 82
The Therapist's Role	p. 85
Evidence of the Efficacy of Dignity Therapy	p. 86
Service Development	p. 87
Conclusion and Future Directions	p. 87
Acknowledgements	p. 88
References	p. 88
Written Emotional Disclosure	p. 89
Background	p. 89
Evidence on Efficacy	p. 91
Target Patients	p. 95
Processes and Techniques	p. 97
Appendix: Sample Instructions for Expressive Writing for Cancer Patients and Survivors	p. 99
References	p. 100
Group Models of Therapy	p. 105
Supportive-Expressive Group Psychotherapy	p. 107
Introduction	p. 107
Theoretical Background and Themes	p. 107
Goals of Supportive-Expressive Groups	p. 108
Target Groups of Patients for Whom It Is Appropriate	p. 110
Processes and Techniques	p. 110
Case Example	p. 112
Evidence for Efficacy of SEGT	p. 114
Service Development	p. 114
Recommended Reading	p. 115
References	p. 115
A Short Term, Structured, Psychoeducational Intervention for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients	p. 119
Introduction	p. 119
Theoretical Background and Themes of Our Psychoeducational Model	p. 119
Target Groups of Patients and Evidence of Efficacy of the Structured Psychoeducational Group Intervention	p. 122
Process, Techniques and Case Example	p. 125
Service Development	p. 132
Summary	p. 132
References	p. 133
Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy	p. 137
Introduction	p. 137
Background	p. 137
Theoretical Conceptual Framework Underlying Meaning-Centred Psychotherapy	p. 138
Target Groups of Patients	p. 139
Main Themes and Format of the Therapy	p. 140
Key Therapist Techniques in the Application of MCGP	p. 144
Case Example	p. 145
Key Challenges in Application of MCGP	p. 146
Overview of Evidence on Efficacy	p. 146
Service Development and Future Directions	p. 146
Summary	p. 146
Acknowledgement	p. 147
Recommended Reading	p. 147
References	p. 147
Couple-Focused Group Intervention for Women with Early Breast Cancer and Their Partners	p. 149
Background	p. 149
Intervention Strategies and Main Themes of the Couple-Focused Group (CFG)	p. 151
Evidence on Efficacy	p. 152
Processes and Techniques	p. 153
Case Example	p. 155
Service Development	p. 155
Summary	p. 156
Supporting Materials	p. 157
Acknowledgements	p. 157
References	p. 157
Couple and Family Therapies	p. 159
Couples Therapy in Advanced Cancer: Using Intimacy and Meaning to Reduce Existential Distress	p. 161
Introduction	p. 161
Integrating Meaning-Making and Intimacy: Working Models	p. 162
Processes: Structure and Overview of Therapy	p. 164
Couple Exercises and Case Examples	p. 169
Evidence on Efficacy	p. 171
Service Development	p. 171
Summary	p. 172
Recommended Reading	p. 172
References	p. 172
Therapies for Sexual Dysfunction	p. 175
Background	p. 175
Processes and Techniques	p. 178
Case Examples	p. 178
Evidence on Efficacy	p. 180
Service Development	p. 180
Summary	p. 180
Supporting Materials	p. 180
Acknowledgements	p. 182
References	p. 182
Focused Family Therapy in Palliative Care and Bereavement	p. 185
Theoretical Background	p. 185
Target Groups of Patients	p. 186
Main Themes and Format of the Therapy	p. 186
Therapy Processes and Techniques	p. 188
Supporting Materials	p. 194
Overview of Evidence on Efficacy	p. 194
Case Examples	p. 194
Service Development	p. 196
Summary	p. 196
Acknowledgement	p. 196
Recommended Reading	p. 196
References	p. 196
Therapies Across the Life Cycle	p. 199
Therapy in the Setting of Genetic Predisposition to Cancer	p. 201
Background	p. 201
Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Interventions	p. 204
Case Example	p. 207
Evidence on Efficacy	p. 209
Service Development	p. 209
Summary	p. 209
Supporting Materials	p. 209
References	p. 210
Psychotherapy with Paediatric and Adolescent Cancer Patients	p. 213
Introduction	p. 213
Assessment	p. 213
Service Development	p. 215
Treatment Selection: Methods, Techniques and Efficacy	p. 216
Issues in Treatment	p. 217
Case Discussion: a Multidisciplinary Team Approach	p. 220
Summary	p. 222
References	p. 222
Therapy for Parental Cancer and Dependent Children	p. 225
Background	p. 225
Theoretical and Evidence-Based Rationale	p. 225
Components of the Programme	p. 229
Evidence for Efficacy	p. 231
Summary of the Training Programme	p. 232
Current and Future Directions	p. 232
References	p. 233
Psychosocial Interventions for Elderly Cancer Patients	p. 235
Introduction	p. 235
Cancer in the Elderly: Clinical Evaluation	p. 235
Quandaries and Reliability of Interventions	p. 236
Psychosocial Theories on Ageing: Basis for Interventions	p. 236
Elderly Cancer Patient Interventions	p. 238
Forgiveness: Life - Illness - Death	p. 240
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy	p. 241
Life and Hope: Transforming Fear into Hope	p. 242
Selected Therapies: Intervention Techniques with Groups of Elderly Cancer Patients	p. 243
Case Examples	p. 243
Overview of Evidence for Therapeutic Benefit	p. 244
Conclusion	p. 244
References	p. 244
Reconstructing Meaning in Bereavement	p. 247
The Clinical Context	p. 247
Theoretical Perspectives: the Changing Landscape of Loss	p. 247
Grief and the Quest for Meaning	p. 249
Techniques for Reconstructing Meaning in Loss	p. 251
Clinical Illustration of Therapy as Meaning Reconstruction	p. 254
Overview of Efficacy of Meaning-Making Interventions	p. 255
Service Development to Build a Programme	p. 255
Conclusion	p. 255
References	p. 256
Index	p. 259
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