Treating Fear of Cancer Recurrence with Group Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide

Josee Savard, Ph.D., is a psychologist and full-time professor in the School of Psychology at Universite Laval. She is a leading authority in the study of psychological aspects of cancer, more particularly insomnia, depression, and FCR. She has published in French a book for the wider public (Faire face au cancer avec la pensee realiste [Cope with Cancer with Realistic Thinking], Flammarion Quebec) of which some of the content was adapted for the FCR treatment manuals. In 2020, she also co-edited the Handbook of Sleep Disorders in Medical Conditions (Elsevier), which was awarded the PROSE award of the Association of American Publishers for the best handbook in medicine and clinical science. In 2020, she received the Distinguished International Affiliate award from the Society for Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association (division 38) in recognition of her contribution to the advancement of health psychology research. Aude Caplette-Gingras, Ph.D., is a psychologist and a scientist-practitioner specialized in psycho-oncology. She is also in charge of professional practices development in psychology at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec - Universite Laval (CHU de Quebec-UL). She currently works at the breast cancer clinic of the CHU de Quebec-UL (Hopital du St-Sacrement).and has accumulated 13 years of experience using CBT in this population for a wide range of psychological problems, including FCR. She also trains psychology interns in psycho-oncology. Lucie Casault, Ph.D., is a psychologist specialized in oncology. She is the Head of Multidisciplinary Services at the CHUL (CHU de Quebec-UL) and has practiced CBT among cancer patients and supervised psychology interns in psycho-oncology for 20 years. Jennifer Hains, Ph.D., is a psychologist specialized in psycho-oncology. She worked at the breast cancer clinic of the CHU de Quebec-UL (Hopital du St- Sacrement) and now works at L'Hotel-Dieu-de-Quebec part of the CHU de Quebec- UL with patients who have different types of cancers. She has provided psychological services to cancer patients using CBT for 5 years.

Part I: Psychotherapy Group on Fear of Cancer Recurrence: Therapist's Manual.- Ch1: Session 1.- Ch2: Session 2.- Ch3: Session 3.- Ch4: Session 4.- Part II: Psychotherapy Group on Fear of Cancer Recurrence: Participant's Manual.- Ch5: Session 1.- Ch6: Session 2.- Ch7: Session 3.- Ch8: Session 4.