Program Evaluation and Guideline Development for Psychological Treatment of the Adolescent and Young Adult Population with Cancer

<p>The adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer population suffers from many unique medical and mental health challenges. Both medical, psychological and support services play an important role in the lack of improvement in survival rates of this population. The purpose of this project was to identify the unique mental health challenges and treatment needs of the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology population and to evaluate current oncology programs available to this population at Loma Linda University. The project provides guideline recommendations for implementing a comprehensive and developmentally appropriate AYA oncology program at Loma Linda University.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Kraich, Kayla R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Owen, Jason E.
• Vermeersch, David A.

• Child Psychology
• Medicine and Health Sciences
• Oncology
• Psychology
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Cancer - Patients - Psychology; Cancer in Adolescence; Young Adults; Neoplasms - Adolescent; Neoplasms - Young Adult; Neoplasms - Therapy; Age of Onset; Medical Oncology; Risk Assessment; Program Evaluation
• Survival rates; Oncology Programs; Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Population

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/296

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1299