title: When the care giver needs care.
abstract: Case studies are used to illustrate family dysfunction that can occur when the wife and/or mother who has assumed the role of primary care giver is diagnosed and treated for cancer. These women were treated by the liaison psychiatrist and social workers at a large cancer center. The cases are discussed from a framework of family systems theory. Treatment implications for social workers in health care are also presented.
authors.affiliation: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, USA.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Baile
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bassett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers; D002388:Catastrophic Illness / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D012803:Sick Role; D012947:Social Work; D018454:Spouses; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013598:Systems Theory