Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy in the Cancer Setting
Finding Meaning and Hope in the Face of Suffering
Edited by William S. Breitbart
Author Information
William Breitbart is the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Jimmie C. Holland Chair in Psychiatric Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York.
Contributors:
Allison J. Applebaum, PhD
Assistant Attending Psychologist
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Angela Chen
Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Rosario Costas-Muñiz, PhD
Assistant Attending Psychologist
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Caraline Craig
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Gali Elinger
Department of Psychology
Bar-Ilan University
Ramat-Gan, Israel
Department of Psycho-Oncology
Institute of Oncology
Assuta Medical Center
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Natalie Fenn, BA
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Lise Fillion, PhD, RN
Professor of Nursing
Laval University
CHU de Québec
Quebec City, QC, Canada
Jennifer S. Ford, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Pediatrics
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Clara Fraguell, MA
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow
Psycho-Oncology Department
Institut Català d´Oncologia
Stress and Health Research Group
Faculty of Psychology
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Pierre Gagnon, MD, FRCPC
Professor of Pharmacy
Laval University
CHU de Québec and Maison Michel-Sarrazin
Quebec City, QC, Canada
Francesca Gany, MD, MS
Chief, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York
Olga Garduño, BA
Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Francisco Gil, PhD
Director, Psycho-Oncology Department
Institut Català d´Oncologia
Clinical Psychologist
Stress and Health Research Group
Faculty of Psychology
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Gil Goldezweig, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Dean, School of Behavioral Sciences
The Academic College of Tel-Aviv
Yaffo, Israel
Javier González, MA
Linguistics/Cultural Responsiveness Program Manager
Immigrant Health & Cancer Disparities Service
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Ilanit Hasson-Ohayo
Department of Psychology
Bar-Ilan University
Ramat-Gan, Israel
Xiaoxiao Huang, MA
Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Greta Jankauskaite
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Julia A. Kearney, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Pediatrics
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Anat Laronne
Department of Psycho-Oncology
Institute of Oncology
Assuta Medical Center
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Jennifer Leng, MD, MPH
Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York
Wendy Lichtenthal, PhD
Assistant Attending Psychologist
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Joaquin T. Limonero, PhD
Health Psychologist
Lecturer, Stress and Health Research Group
Faculty of Psychology
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Florence Lui
Department of Clinical Psychology
The City College of New York
Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Melissa Masterson, MA
Clinical Research Affiliate
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Stephanie Napolitano
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Hayley Pessin, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Noam Pizem
Division of Oncology
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Tel Hashomer, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Kailey E. Roberts, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Xiomara Rocha-Cadman, MD
Assistant Attending Psychologist
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Barry Rosenfeld, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Fordham University
New York, New York
Katherine Sharpe, MTS
Senior Vice President, Patient and Caregiver Support
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, Georgia
Elizabeth Slivjak
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Corinne Sweeney, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Mélanie Vachon, PhD
Department of Psychology
Université du Québec à Montréal
Montréal, QC, Canada
Nadia van der Spek, MSc
Department of Clinical Psychology
Vrije Universiteit
Health Care Psychologist
Ingeborg Douwes Centrum Center for Psycho-oncology Care
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Irma Verdonck de Leeuw, PhD
Professor of Clinical Psychology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Reut Wertheim
Department of Psychology
Bar-Ilan University
Ramat-Gan, Israel
Dawn Wiatrek, PhD
Strategic Director, Cancer Treatment Access
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, Georgia