CancerWorld, shared on LinkedIn:
“Cancer affects more than the body. But are we measuring its full psychological impact?
Mental health care in oncology has traditionally focused on distress, anxiety and depression. Emerging research suggests this may leave important psychological challenges unseen.
Research led by Dr Darren Haywood explores how HiTOP, a dimensional framework for understanding mental health, could offer a broader picture – one that reflects the complexity of living with cancer rather than reducing it to individual diagnostic labels.
The question for psycho-oncology is increasingly not only ‘What diagnosis does this patient have?‘ but ‘What is this person experiencing?’
Read the full article by Adrian Pogacian.”
You can also read: Surviving Cancer Should Not Limit Where You Can Build Your Future – CancerWorld
