Efectos de la psicoterapia grupal en pacientes diagnosticadas con cáncer de mama

Abstract

Introduction: Group therapy in patients with breast cancer will depend of the style in which the experiences and the livings of the members about their disease develops. When a person finds itself in this painful situation he has to face multiple fears, causing life quality to be diminished, however, it also depends on the meaning that the person gives to the disease and the conscience that he has about it. Materials and methods: To demonstrate the efficiency of our research that will benefit the patients directly, we will perform a support group, each intervention will be focused on the experience of each patient regarding their disease. Results: A support group helps with a better communication between patients and with the cohesion in the group, it helps to improve the mood of the patients who are in the cancer treatment and to give a new meaning to the disease. Conclusions: The issue of breast cancer causes a great impact in this group of women, each one of them shares their way to experience pain. As the sessions pass in the support group, the patients become more enthusiastic and they begin to establish different strategies to deal with the disease not only individually but also in group.