This volume, originally published by the Division of Independent Practice of the- American Psychological Association, was designed to educate and involve therapists and counselors in the psychological treatment of patients and their families. This manual represents a collaborative venture of 10 women psychologists who address the emotional responses of breast cancer patients, families, and caretakers, as well as the psychological, social, and behavioral factors that may influence cancer morbidity and mortality.

• I: Medical Aspects of Breast Cancer. Medical Treatment of Breast Cancer • The Relationships Among Patient, Physician and Psychologist
  
• II: Stages of Breast Cancer: Patient's Experience and Treatment. Psychological Reactions to Diagnosis and Treatment • Psychological Reactions to Posttreatment • Recurrence and Terminal Illness
  
• III: Psychotherapy with the Breast Cancer Patient. The Patient-Psychologist Relationship • Support Groups/Group Therapy • Special Populations: High Risk Women, Lesbian Women, Women of Poverty and Ethnicity, and Older Women • Countertransference
  
• IV: Psychological Interventions with the Family. Husbands and Significant Others • Helping the Children
  
• V: Interventions and Resources. Specific Interventions • Research on the Effectiveness of Psychological Interventions • Resources • Selected Medical Glossary