NIH R01 · 2024
Trial of Meaning Centered Psychotherapy for Mexican Patients with Advanced Cancer
PROJECT SUMMARY Further, more than one-quarter of cancer patients in Mexico suffer from a depression disorder and about half have significant mood disorder symptoms. Also, research shows is a prevalence of 67-82% clinical depressive symptoms in patients with advanced cancer. Patients with advanced cancer have specific needs; among the most pressing are to receive help in dealing with their mortality fears, uncertainty about the future, and spiritual concerns. However, there are no targeted psychosocial or psychotherapeutic interventions available for Latinos diagnosed with advanced cancer. Meaning-Centered psychotherapy (MCP) is a novel psychotherapeutic intervention designed to help…
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