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Couple therapy following prostate cancer surgery: A manual to guide treatment
Forbat, Liz Robertson, Jane McNamee, Phillip
Forbat, Liz
Robertson, Jane
McNamee, Phillip
Abstract
Prostate cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK. Ten‐year survival is high; consequently a service priority is addressing survivorship issues to support men living with the longer‐term consequences of the disease and its treatments. This paper presents a treatment manual which has been tested with couples following prostate cancer surgery to decrease distress in sexual functioning, and improve relational functioning. The content of the manual is described alongside a fictionalized case vignette that illustrates the content and process of sessions. The paper presents the RIPSToP Model (R elatI onal PS ychosexual T reatment for couples with P rostate cancer). The manual was developed and piloted in a mixed‐method feasibility and acceptability randomized pilot control trial. Qualitative interviews with clinicians delivering the intervention indicate that the manual was acceptable.
Keywords
manualized treatment, cancer, chronic condition, intimacy, prostate, sexual relationship
Date
2018
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of Family Therapy
Book
Volume
40
Issue
S1
Page Range
S86-S110
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Open Access Status
Published as green open access
License
File Access
Open
Controlled
Controlled
Notes
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Forbat, L., Robertson, J. and McNamee, P. (2018), Couple therapy following prostate cancer surgery: a manual to guide treatment. Journal of Family Therapy, 40: S86-S110., which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-6427.12129 . This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.