Mentalization in CALM psychotherapy sessions: Helping patients engage with alternative perspectives at the end of life

Individuals with advanced cancer face many challenges related to their disease, including the reality of a foreshortened life. Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) is a therapeutic approach designed specifically to help individuals in this circumstance to manage their disease and to remain engaged in life, while also facing impending death. [1] Reflecting upon the end-of-life is a pressing but delicate task in this therapy and more broadly for individuals with advanced and terminal
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research