Psycho Oncology
In treating cancer, Psychotherapy & Psychological counselling are crucial elements. At BMCHRC, we understand that living with cancer is a huge challenge for anyone, especially for kids. It fills people with negative thoughts, giving birth to a number of unreal and unresolved questions in their minds. The cumulative effect of all this is emotional distress, anxiety, and depression that makes their life extremely difficult.
At BMCHRC’s psycho-oncology department, our staff provides the following services to our patients during and after the completion of their treatment.
- Initial, thorough psychological assessment of needs and concerns
- Continuous and problem-focused individual, couples, or family counselling or psychotherapy which can include:
- Emotional Support, Psychoeducation, Stress management training, Crisis intervention
- Breathing techniques, relaxation training, guided imagery, Specific problem-solving
- Communication & assertiveness training, Behavioral intervention etc.
The team of psychologist tends to the following areas concerning our patients
- Anxiety about seeing doctor, having treatment, scans, or tests
- Anger or irritability
- Unable to get out of the house because of fears of meeting people (fear of stigmatization)
- Feeling upset
- Difficulty maintaining a daily routine because of physical problems/uneasiness
- Feeling isolation/hopelessness or lonely
- Difficulty sleeping because of anxious thoughts or images
- Concern about the disfigurement of body image
- Worry that cancer may return after completed treatment (recurrence)
- Difficulty adjusting to daily life after cancer treatment- including dissatisfaction with your job or uncertainty about the future
- Poor compliance- the patient does not follow the medical recommendations
- Poor family relationship
- Tobacco cessation counselling
- Neuropsychological assessment
The times and situations that are commonly known to create issues
- When cancer is diagnosed
- Before/After surgery
- Prior to or during chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- Completion of treatment
- Recurrence or spread of cancer has been discovered