CBT for Psychological Well-Being in Cancer; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction to CBT for Psychological Well-Being in Cancer: Orientation to the Manual; 2 Cancer Statistics and the Scope of the Topic; Health Care Costs; Cancer and Functioning; Cancer and Suicide; Medical Interventions; Pharmacotherapy; Physical Therapy; Palliative Care; Integrated Behavioral Health; Clinical Implications of Integrated Behavioral Health; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Scope of the Book; 3 Introduction to the TAG Concept for Group and/or Individual Therapy

The TAG Concept for Cancer and Psychological Well-BeingThe Biopsychosocial Model; Developing a Program through the TAG Concept; Group/Session Structure; Section 1: teaching; Section 2: application; Section 3: generalization (problem solving); Curriculum Overview; Sources and recommended readings; General curriculum; Biological curriculum; Psychological curriculum; Social curriculum; Goals of the Program; Suggested Program/Treatment Outcome Measures; Partners for Change Outcomes Management System; Outcome and Session Rating Scales; Treatment Outcome Package; SF-36

Quality of Life QuestionnaireBehavioral Assessment of Pain Questionnaire; Symptom Checklist-90-R; Illness Perception Questionnaire; 4 Clinical Manual; General Curriculum; Session focus: Orienting the individual to therapy; Orienting the individual to therapy; Teaching skills (T); Applying skills and concepts (A); Generalizing skills and concepts (G); Notes to clinicians and individuals; Session focus: Skills training; Skills training; Teaching skills (T); Applying skills and concepts (A); Generalizing skills and concepts (G); Notes to clinicians and individuals

Session focus: Interventions and strategiesInterventions and strategies; Notes to clinicians and individuals; Session focus: Safety assessment and contracting; Safety assessment and contracting; Teaching skills (T); Applying skills and concepts (A); Generalizing skills and concepts (G); Notes to clinicians and individuals; Session focus: Cognitive and behavioral analysis; Cognitive and behavioral analysis; Teaching skill; Notes to clinicians and individuals; Session focus: Self-regulation and illness perceptions; Self-regulation and illness perceptions; Teaching skills (T)

Applying skills and concepts (A)Generalizing skills and concepts (G); Notes to clinicians and individuals; Session focus: Chronic illness; Chronic illness; Notes to clinicians and individuals; Biological Curriculum; Session focus: Increased functioning and quality of life; Increased functioning and quality of life; Notes to clinicians and individuals; Session focus: Goal setting and motivation; Goal setting and motivation; Teaching skills (T); Applying skills and concepts (A); Generalizing skills and concepts (G); Notes to clinicians and individuals; Session focus: Orientation to change