Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy: Treating Despair at the End-of-Life -- William Breitbart, MD, FAPA, FAPM, FAPOS

About this episode

This episode introduces Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy, focusing on enhancing meaning for advanced cancer patients.

This podcast will introduce Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), a novel, existentially oriented psychotherapy which focuses on sustaining and enhancing meaning in advanced cancer patients.

People in this episode

Guest: William Breitbart, MD, FAPA, FAPM, FAPOS

Topics covered

• Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy
• advanced cancer
• end-of-life care
• existential therapy
• psychotherapy

Keywords

• Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy
• MCP
• advanced cancer
• psychotherapy
• end-of-life
• despair
• existential therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care, MJHS Institute

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