Eficacia de las intervenciones psicológicas en hombres con cáncer de próstata

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to show the effective psychological treatments in prostate cancer performed to date. To understand these treatments is important to know the medical facilities carried out in order to treat or palliate the disease and its effects, both, reversible and irreversible ones, since the biopsychological state play an important role in the quality of life of individuals, as well as in their physical and psychological health. Even though prostate cancer is the most common in men in our country and is diagnosed at early stages in many cases, increasing the percentage of cure, there are only a few studies about psychological treatments to face with this tumor, both national and international ones. It is important to improve the research in this field, mainly in which is focused in evaluate psychological treatments effectiveness.