Bewältigungsstrategien in der Onkologie

Heußner, Pia (2016): Bewältigungsstrategien in der Onkologie. In: Onkologe, Bd. 22, Nr. 11: S. 860-863

Abstract

Coping with cancer is a great challenge for patients and their relatives. The initial shock of the diagnosis is followed by different coping strategies and phases of adaptation and processing of the situation. This article is based on a selective literature search in PubMed on the topic of coping with disease and cancer. Psychosocial resources and factors of resilience can heIp patients to find positive perspectives apart from all the negative aspects associated with cancer. Coping with denial requires a sensitive handling by professionals bearing in mind the protective character of this coping strategy for the mental state of patients. Confrontation with reality is only a realistic option if denial results in damaging effects. Aggression and depression are antagonists in disease processing and coping strategies and are often in danger of becoming unbalanced. It must be taken into consideration that a reactive depressive mood might be an adequate state, whereas a depressive episode should be differentiated as a mental comorbidity that needs to be treated.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0947-8965
• Sprache: Deutsch