Survivor guilt in cancer survivorship
Autor: | Penny Damaskos, Susan R Glaser, Kimarie Knowles |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Psychotherapist media_common.quotation_subject Population Psychological intervention Injustice 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cancer Survivors Neoplasms Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Aged media_common Aged 80 and over Community and Home Care education.field_of_study 030505 public health social sciences Middle Aged medicine.disease Witness humanities Psychiatry and Mental health Death anxiety Distress Feeling Guilt Female Grief 0305 other medical science Psychology Stress Psychological |
Zdroj: | Social Work in Health Care. 58:764-775 |
ISSN: | 1541-034X 0098-1389 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00981389.2019.1640337 |
Popis: | Attributes of survivor guilt are present in the cancer survivorship population, including the presence of distress and loss, identification with a community, and surviving a situation that others have not. Oncology social workers must be aware of feelings and experiences that may be evoked when individuals witness fellow patients suffering and/or dying. In response, survivors may compare their own lives with the lives of those who have died and struggle to justify their existence. Often underlying feelings of guilt can be a sense of overwhelming helplessness, loss of control, grief, mourning, and a deep sense of injustice. This paper will explore the clinical manifestations and therapeutic interventions used to support individuals experiencing survivor guilt through discussion and case examples. The importance of addressing survivor guilt experienced by the clinician and within medical teams will be highlighted and future recommendations for research and program planning in this area will be discussed. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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