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When the patient doesn't die.

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  • 1New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.

General Hospital Psychiatry
|September 1, 1988
PubMed
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This study explores psychotherapy

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Oncology
  • Psychotherapy

Background:

  • Limited research exists on psychotherapy's impact when patients with terminal prognoses unexpectedly survive.
  • A case study involves a young woman undergoing routine psychotherapy who was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the effects on psychotherapy when a patient diagnosed with a terminal illness experiences prolonged survival.
  • To describe changes in the patient-therapist dynamic during and after intensive cancer treatment.
  • To propose guidelines for psychotherapy with cancer patients facing extended survival.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal case study approach.
  • Observation of psychotherapy sessions before, during, and after medical treatment for breast cancer.

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  • Analysis of patient and therapist experiences and adaptations.

    • Main Results:

    • The patient survived despite multiple recurrences and a prognosis of rapid death.
    • Significant adaptations occurred in both the patient and therapist during the prolonged course of the illness and treatment.
    • The psychotherapy evolved to address the complexities of prolonged survival with cancer.

    Conclusions:

    • Unexpected patient survival significantly alters the trajectory and focus of psychotherapy.
    • Therapists require specific considerations and adaptive strategies when treating cancer patients with prolonged survival.
    • Further research is needed to establish best practices for psychotherapy in long-term cancer survivorship.