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Chronic illnesses: what if a psychologist could help you?

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

2023-12-21 08:00:03

Cancer, diabetes… Chronic illnesses are often experienced as a burden for patients. These illnesses have a significant psychological impact, which should not be minimized. If support from specialists is essential to take care of the body, it may prove useful to seek psychiatric or psychological support.

How can psychiatry help people cope better with their illness? When is support from a mental health professional relevant?

Dr Patrick Ben Soussan, child psychiatrist, worked for more than 20 years in a cancer center in Marseille, author of the book I didn’t cure you: a cancer psychiatrist, published by érès. Dr Redwan Maatoug, addictologist psychiatrist in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris and researcher in neuroscience Professor Léon TshiloloPediatric Hematologist, former director of CEFA/Monkole(Training and Research center of the MONKOLE Mother-Child Hospital Center), Kinshasa, President of REDAC (Sickle Cell Disease Study Network in Central Africa, REDAC, organizer of the recent congress in Madagascar)

Stéphane Perciokidney transplant recipient in 2020, volunteer l’association Renalooan association of patients with kidney diseases

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