title: Head and neck cancer: a threat to life and social functioning.
abstract: This paper deals with the crisis of cancer and the communication loss faced by the laryngectomized patient. It considers the particular issues for the patient and his family and how the use of crisis intervention can reinforce the coping patterns of the patient and his family.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology