Abstract
This study aimed to show the structure of clinical psychologist's intervention during cancer treatment in general hospital. We reported three model cases based on clinical data of a psychological consultation team in Osaka University Hospital which illustrate the flows of psychologist's intervention provided for patient, patient's family member and medical staff. In these cases, a psychological environment of patient, patient's family member and medical staff during cancer treatment were improved as the result of psychologist's intervention. Through three model cases, we found three common points required for psychological intervention ; focusing on medical compliance events, sharing information of patient and patient's family member with medical staff, and approaching based on total care viewpoint not limited to a psychological aspect. We considered that the effective and strategic intervention of providing a total care medical strategy promotes remaking a good medical staff-patient relationship. From this viewpoint, one may say that such action seems to take a part of holistic medicine provided for patients, and to support the practice of holistic medicine by the medical staff.
