After The Diagnosis Of Cancer Long-Term Follow-Up, Psychiatric Problems And Psychotherapeutic Approaches: A Case Report

Cognitive, emotional and social problems are being experienced to long-term follow up of children with cancer. Children diagnosed with cancer are frequently suffered from major mental illnesses such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and somatization disorder. This paper reports, in substantial details, a 16-year-old female adolescent case who had exposed to a long time period of medical treatment after the diagnosis of Ewing’s Sarcoma and was admitted to our clinic for psychiatric symptoms related to sequelae of cancer. In this manuscript we are discussing supportive psychotherapeutic approaches implemented to this adolescent and its follow-up therapeutic results.

Kanser Tanýsý Sonrasý Uzun Süreli Ýzlem, Psikiyatrik Sorunlar Ve Psikoterapötik Yaklaþým: Olgu Sunumu

Kanser hastalýðý olan çocuklarýn uzun süreli izleminde biliþsel, duygusal ve sosyal alanda sorunlar yaþanmaktadýr. Kanser tanýsý konulan çocuklarda depresyon, posttravmatik stres bozukluðu ve somatizasyon bozukluðu gibi önemli ruhsal hastalýklara sýk rastlanmaktadýr. Bu olgu sunumunda Ewing Sarkomu tanýsýndan sonra uzun bir tedavi süreci geçiren ve kanser sekeli sonucu yaþadýðý psikiyatrik sorunlar için kliniðimize baþvuran 16 yaþýnda bir ergenin izleminde uygulanan destekleyici psikoterapötik yaklaþýmlar ve sonuçlarý tartýþýlmýþtýr.