Abstract
Editorial: PsychOncology: clinical psychology for cancer patients—Cancer: the key role of clinical psychology
Highlights
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Psychology for Clinical Settings, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
About 30% of patients can suffer from psychological distress or other important mental health conditions (Singer et al, 2010, 2013; Mitchell et al, 2011; Vehling et al, 2012)
The topics of the papers range from the importance of personality and the psychological distress/psychopathology which cancer patients may experience to the essential role of the caregiver and the relevance of socio-cultural factors
Summary
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Psychology for Clinical Settings, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology. Psychological issues take on great importance in oncology settings from the communication of the diagnosis to the management of the end-of-life phase (Baider and Surbone, 2014; Chaturvedi et al, 2014; Grassi et al, 2015). The topics of the papers range from the importance of personality and the psychological distress/psychopathology which cancer patients may experience to the essential role of the caregiver and the relevance of socio-cultural factors.
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