A Review of Supportive Psychotherapy

Winston, Arnold; Pinsker, Henry; McCullough, Leigh

doi:10.1176/ps.37.11.1105

Cited by 54 publications

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“…This social withdrawal is often mistaken for a major depression and this situation, however, if disregarded can lead to significant anxiety and depression, which may then need to be treated by anxiolytics or antidepressants. 52 Both supportive psychotherapy 53 and cognitive behavioral therapy 54 can assist a man in coping with these changes in lifestyle. Specifically, cognitive behavioral therapy is a short-term, present-focused psychotherapy aimed at examining and altering distorted, maladaptive thoughts about oneself and their environment, whereas supportive psychotherapy is a modality with less focus where more open-ended support is provided.…”

Section: Psychosexual Issues In Prostate Cancermentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological aspects of prostate cancer: a clinical review

Sousa

Sonavane

Mehta

2012

Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis

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Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in men. It is fraught with both physical and psychological symptomatology. Depression, anxiety, stress, fatigue, pain and psychosocial factors all affect the patient with prostate cancer. Impotence, erectile dysfunction, sexual issues and incontinence in these patients complicate matters further. Anxiety may exist both before testing and while awaiting test results. Confusion over choosing from various interventions often adds to anxiety and depression in these patients. Various demographic factors and the developmental stage of the couple affect these psychological symptoms. The caregiver may undergo significant psychological turmoil while caring for a patient diagnosed with prostate cancer, which is addressed. The role of nurses in the management of prostate cancer is discussed. The present review looks at psychological issues in patients with prostate cancer from a clinical perspective, with the aim of highlighting these issues for the clinical urologist dealing with these patients. It also explores the consultation --liaison relationship between psychiatrists, psychologists and urologists as a team for the multimodal management of prostate cancer.

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Section: Psychosexual Issues In Prostate Cancermentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological aspects of prostate cancer: a clinical review

Sousa

Sonavane

Mehta

2012

Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis

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“…The clinical interaction during initial and follow-up visits is usually emotionally supportive to the patient because clinicians and research teams are generally welcoming, display concern, spend time with the patient, and allow the ventilation of illness-related concerns; interactions are often characterized by other nonspecific, supportive psychotherapeutic elements as well, such as those described in the psychotherapy literature. 11,12 Although there is no formal intention to provide psychotherapeutic support, such support is built into clinician-patient interactions and can result in clinical improvement.…”

Section: Why Patients Improve With Treatment: Looking Beyond the Drugmentioning

confidence: 99%

There’s More to Placebo-Related Improvement Than the Placebo Effect Alone

Andrade

2012

J. Clin. Psychiatry

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“…Supportive psychotherapy has a conversational style, using techniques such as active listening, verbal and nonverbal attending, open questioning, reflection, praise, reassurance, advice, and therapist self-disclosure. 25,28,29 The following section describes key components of SSCM and its delivery.…”

Section: Supportive Psychotherapymentioning

confidence: 99%