Living in Limbo: Psychosocial Intervention in Families with a Cancer Patient
Abstract
Modern medical practice has changed cancer from an acute to a chronic catastrophe. The family system of a cancer patient moves therefore into a state of a “limbo” where interactions, plans, and socioeconomic realities are continually imbalanced and ever-changing. Family coping styles are examined; therapists’ strategies and pitfalls are delineated.
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