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Councill, Tracy Dee; Ramsey, Kristin – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2019
This viewpoint describes the case of a 4-year-old boy's journey in art therapy after his cancer had returned, which despite surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, ultimately claimed his life. The patient and his family participated in art therapy over the course of 18 months. As an integrated, palliative component of treatment, art therapy helped…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Health Services, Terminal Illness, Cancer
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Jacobsen, Juliet C.; Zhang, Baohui; Block, Susan D.; Maciejewski, Paul K.; Prigerson, Holly G. – Death Studies, 2010
Several studies have shown that the symptoms of grief are different from symptoms of depression among bereaved family members. This study is an attempt to replicate this finding among advanced cancer patients and examine clinical correlates of patient grief and depression. Analyses were conducted on data from interviews with 123 advanced cancer…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Coping, Religion, Health Services