Integration of Clinical Psychology into Adult and Pediatric Oncology Programs

Abstract

this chapter is about the integration of clinical psychology into adult and pediatric oncology programs / oncology programs in medical settings are important areas of practice for clinical psychologists because of the numerous psychosocial problems secondary to cancer / identify these psychosocial problems, offer guidelines for assessment and intervention, and discuss the development and maintenance of the clinical psychology program within the cancer treatment center psychosocial issues associated with cancer [quality of life, developmental perspective, biopsychosocial model] (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)