Understanding families of adults with cancer: Combining the clinical course of cancer and stages of family development

Author(s): Nicholas, D. R.

Journal/Book: J Couns Develop. 1998; 76: 5999 Stevenson Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304-3300. Amer Counseling Assoc. 144-156.

Abstract: Since the 1970s, counseling professionals have recommended that cancer be regarded as an illness that affects the entire family This article combines research on understanding the impact of cancer on the family that relates both to the clinical course of cancer and to the developmental stages of the family system. The combination of these 2 dimensions provides counselors with a template for (a) understanding the current literature regarding cancer's impact on the family (b) helping counselors formulate intervention strategies for the families of cancer patients, and (c) recognizing future directions for research regarding the needs of family members of cancer patients.

Note: Article Veach TA, Ball State Univ, Teachers Coll 622, Dept Counseling Psychol & Guidance Serv, Muncie,IN 47306 USA

Keyword(s): PARENTAL TERMINAL CANCER; BREAST-CANCER; BEREAVED CHILDREN; IMPACT; PERCEPTIONS; ADJUSTMENT; SURVIVORS; PROGRAM; SPOUSE

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