Grief elaboration of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced colon adenocarcinoma: a case study
Objective: The term grief, from the French term grever, which means “to burden, to oppress”, can be deined as the process through which a person must go due to the loss of a loved one. We present a case of grief elaboration in a patient and his family that face a terminal illness. Clinical case: Th...
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| author | Ramírez Luna, Carmen Enriqueta Martínez Márquez, Marcela Citlallic Vieyra Chacón, Juan Rubén Alcorta Garza, Adelina |
| author_facet | Ramírez Luna, Carmen Enriqueta Martínez Márquez, Marcela Citlallic Vieyra Chacón, Juan Rubén Alcorta Garza, Adelina |
| author_sort | Ramírez Luna, Carmen Enriqueta |
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| description | Objective: The term grief, from the French term grever, which means “to burden, to oppress”, can be deined as the process through which a person must go due to the loss of a loved one. We present a case of grief elaboration in a patient and his family that face a terminal illness.
Clinical case: The patient is a 51-year-old man diagnosed with stage T4a N2b M1 colon adenocarcinoma. He came to the Department of Psycho-Oncology presenting depressive symptoms, marital and family issues associated with a medical condition, and work related issues. Conclusions: The patient was diagnosed with a secondary major depressive disorder episode in reaction to his medical condition. He was prescribed anti-depressive treatment, and family psychotherapy was recommended for grief elaboration. |
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| spelling | eprints-114772016-10-27T19:17:00Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/11477/ Grief elaboration of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced colon adenocarcinoma: a case study Ramírez Luna, Carmen Enriqueta Martínez Márquez, Marcela Citlallic Vieyra Chacón, Juan Rubén Alcorta Garza, Adelina RC Medicina Interna, Psiquiatría, Neurología Objective: The term grief, from the French term grever, which means “to burden, to oppress”, can be deined as the process through which a person must go due to the loss of a loved one. We present a case of grief elaboration in a patient and his family that face a terminal illness. Clinical case: The patient is a 51-year-old man diagnosed with stage T4a N2b M1 colon adenocarcinoma. He came to the Department of Psycho-Oncology presenting depressive symptoms, marital and family issues associated with a medical condition, and work related issues. Conclusions: The patient was diagnosed with a secondary major depressive disorder episode in reaction to his medical condition. He was prescribed anti-depressive treatment, and family psychotherapy was recommended for grief elaboration. UANL. Facultad de Medicina 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/11477/1/X1665579614676021_S300_en.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/11477/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/X1665579614676021_S300_en.pdf Ramírez Luna, Carmen Enriqueta y Martínez Márquez, Marcela Citlallic y Vieyra Chacón, Juan Rubén y Alcorta Garza, Adelina (2014) Grief elaboration of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced colon adenocarcinoma: a case study. Medicina universitaria, 16 (65). pp. 171-176. ISSN 1665-5796 |
| spellingShingle | RC Medicina Interna, Psiquiatría, Neurología Ramírez Luna, Carmen Enriqueta Martínez Márquez, Marcela Citlallic Vieyra Chacón, Juan Rubén Alcorta Garza, Adelina Grief elaboration of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced colon adenocarcinoma: a case study |
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| title | Grief elaboration of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced colon adenocarcinoma: a case study |
| title_full | Grief elaboration of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced colon adenocarcinoma: a case study |
| title_fullStr | Grief elaboration of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced colon adenocarcinoma: a case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grief elaboration of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced colon adenocarcinoma: a case study |
| title_short | Grief elaboration of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced colon adenocarcinoma: a case study |
| title_sort | grief elaboration of a patient with a diagnosis of advanced colon adenocarcinoma a case study |
| topic | RC Medicina Interna, Psiquiatría, Neurología |
| url | http://eprints.uanl.mx/11477/1/X1665579614676021_S300_en.pdf |
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