“Good Life is a Process, Not a State of Being”: Overview and Evidence Based Approach

Arunima Datta¹ & Prathama Guha Chaudhuri^2*

¹Department of Clinical Psychology, Netaji Shubhas Chandra Bose Cancer Research Institute, India
²Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, India

Dr. Prathama Guha Chaudhuri, Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, India.

Keywords: Anxiety; Breast Cancer; Depression; Psychological Symptoms; Psychological

Abstract

Psychotherapy is not about having someone take control of our life or “Feeling good” because “we cannot stop waves but we can learn to surf ”. So, psychotherapy is a significant as an approach to understanding psychological hostilities and psychiatric symptoms of cancer patients as well as designing effective psychological intervention. The present systematic review aims to synthesize the evidence about the psychological interventions utilized in breast cancer. Relevant studies were identified via Pubmed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, databases (up to April 2017). Only those papers focused on psychological intervention and carried out on breast cancer patients were included. Of the 121 articles found through databases, 9 studies were finally included in this review. 9 groups of therapies were found: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Palliative Care, Music Therapy, Visualization Therapy, Relaxation Therapy, Mindfulness Base Therapy, Group Psychotherapy and Positive psychotherapy. All above mentioned interventions promoted positive changes in breast cancer participants, such as enhanced quality of life with maintain some methodological issues limit the outcomes. This is the initial evidence that every mentioned psychological therapy is successful for management of psychological symptoms. Finally, it can be concluded that after giving psychotherapy patients had reported quality of life.

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