Promoting a Fighting Spirit: Psychotherapy for Cancer Patients, Survivors, and Their Families

"This book is outstanding! The author includes strong citations of recent research, ample examples of therapeutic strategies and illustrative case vignettes (including some drawn from the author's own experience as a therapist and as a cancer survivor)." --Constance Hoenk Shapiro, professor and chair of the Department of Human Service Studies in the New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University

"Informative, practical, and clearly organized. This book is a valuable asset to any therapist's library as well as a useful source for health care providers, cancer survivors, and their family and friAnds." --Lourene A. Nevels, director of the Counseling and Personal Development Center at St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia

"Thorough. Real. Timely. Useful. Thoughtful. Hopeful. This is a comprehensive yet compact, resource for therapists working with cancer survivors and their families."