abstract background: cancer has significant traumatic effects on the family members of the patients, particularly in asia’s tightly knitted families. research evidence suggests a debilitating impact of cancer on the quality of life of the afflicted individuals, their spouses, and their families. since a few studies have been carried out on the quality of life of adolescents living with parents ...

Introduction: Investigation of supportive care needs of cancer patients is important to implement any supportive care programs. There is no relevant studies investigated supportive care needs of Iranian cancer patients and factors affecting such needs. So, the aims of present study were to determine the unmet supportive care needs of Iranian cancer patients and its predictive factors. Methods: ...

Supportive therapy is the psychotherapeutic approach employed with the majority of mentally ill individuals. Nevertheless, most mental health professional training programs dedicate little time and effort to the teaching and learning of supportive therapy, and many mental health professionals are unable to clearly and concisely articulate the nature or process of supportive work. Although suppo...