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CA Cancer J Clin 1988; 38:162-168
doi: 10.3322/canjclin.38.3.162
© 1988 American Cancer Society
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CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 38, 162-168, Copyright © 1988 by American Cancer Society

The Role of Self-Help Groups In Helping Patients and Families Cope with Cancer

Morton A. Lieberman PhD1

1 Professor and Director of the Aging and Mental Health Program, Department of Psychiatry, at the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California.

Self-help processes of change are different and distinct from those of professional service and evolve empirically out of the patients' own experience. There is increasing evidence that self-help groups are beneficial, and their use should be encouraged. It is not a question of which system of change—self help or professional—is better. Both methods appear to have a meaningful role in helping individuals with psychosocial problems, including patients with cancer.






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