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Intérêt des interventions familiales systémiques en psycho-oncologie : quelles spécificités thérapeutiques ?

Interest of systemic family intervention in psycho-oncology: what are the therapeutic benefits?

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Si l’intérêt porté à la famille est croissant dans la littérature spécialisée en psycho-oncologie, la spécificité des interventions familiales est encore peu décrite. Nous nous proposons de mettre en évidence les enjeux des approches familiales systémiques, tant dans leur positionnement théorique appliqué au champ des pathologies somatiques, que dans leurs spécificités thérapeutiques et les indications auxquelles elles peuvent répondre. À l’aide d’exemples cliniques, nous tenterons d’illustrer la prise en charge de difficultés qui nous semblent représentatives de la trajectoire des familles confrontées au cancer de l’un des leurs.

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The interest in psycho-oncology literature for families has increased recently. The specificities of family-based interventions, though, are yet to be described. We aim at highlighting family system theory: its theoretical aspects applied to physical illness, its therapeutic specificities and its indications. We use case examples to illustrate how to take care of typical issues that occur in families experiencing cancer.

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Magnen-Desdouits, J., Flahault, C. Intérêt des interventions familiales systémiques en psycho-oncologie : quelles spécificités thérapeutiques ?. Psycho Oncologie 6, 91–96 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11839-012-0366-2

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