[Current perspectives of psycho-oncology in Japan].
The Japanese Psycho-Oncology Society (JPOS) was founded in 1987, while the Japanese Society of General Hospital Psychiatry (JSGHP) in 1988. Inspired by the International Congress of Psycho -Oncology Society (IPOS) meeting which was held in 1995 in Kobe, many general hospital psychiatrists joined to the activity of the JPOS. In these ten years, many studies were conducted on the following topics: truth-telling, psychiatric co-morbidity, psychosocial intervention, etc. And recently, the activity of palliative care team including a psychiatrist has been reimbursed, which will be hopefully a new step to the progress of psycho-oncology in Japan. Also, a collaboration between the JPOS and the JSGHP will be strongly needed to make a remarkable progress.
Hosaka
Takashi
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Tokai University School of Medicine.
D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D014342:Truth Disclosure