ABSTRACT

A breast cancer diagnosis presents daunting challenges and disruptions to everyday life for family members and caregivers of breast cancer survivors (BCS). Particularly critical to families are their coping mechanisms, patterns of resiliency, and resource availability to navigate such a transformational experience. Family therapy and family therapists can introduce vulnerable families to a variety of clinical interventions that can be helpful in reducing the distress engendered by a breast cancer diagnosis. This manuscript describes clinical dynamics, considerations, and interventions that can be utilized with families of breast cancer survivors. Implications for practice, limitations, and ideas for future research are discussed.

摘要

乳腺癌诊断给乳腺癌幸存者（BCS）的家庭成员和照顾者带来了严峻的挑战和日常生活的中断。对于家庭而言，至关重要的是他们的应对机制，弹性模式以及可驾驭这种转型经历的资源可用性。家庭疗法和家庭治疗师可以向脆弱的家庭介绍各种临床干预措施，这些措施可以帮助减少因乳腺癌诊断而引起的痛苦。该手稿描述了可用于乳腺癌幸存者家属的临床动态，注意事项和干预措施。讨论了对实践的意义，局限性以及对未来研究的想法。