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...there's no strong evidence that these changes are significant in the development of cancer. But as a treatment adjunct, psycho- oncology is creeping into the mainstream. Self-help groups for cancer patients at all stages of the disease are common in Australia. But SEGT, the brainchild of American psychiatrist Irvin Yalom, differs from standard group therapy in several ways. Most importantly, a psychiatrist or psychologist leads the 90-min. sessions, working from the original premise of SEGT: that serious illness offers a chance for personal growth. "Much of life involves periods in which people drift somewhat aimlessly, taking life...
...entirely discredited it. But the weight of evidence suggests it's flimsy. While depression has been shown to affect outcome in some conditions, there's no clear link with cancer. "One myth for sure is that avoiding stress and being positive has survival benefits," says Jane Turner, a Brisbane psychiatrist who treats young adults with cancer. "Most people find that being told to be positive is a burden, and one woman commented that people only say that to avoid hearing how hard it really...
...DIED. LAWRENCE FREEDMAN, 85, American forensic psychiatrist who studied the darkest corners of the human mind; in Chicago. Freedman mapped the psyches of assassins, mass murderers and terrorists, hoping to understand the psychological causes of extreme violence. Appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to develop a profile of John F. Kennedy's assassins, Freedman also analyzed serial killer John Wayne Gacy in 1980, testifying for the defense in his trial. Gacy was later executed for the murder of 33 men and boys...
...universe; and mysticism, or an openness to things not literally provable. Put them all together, and you come as close as science can to measuring what it feels like to be spiritual. "This allows us to have the kind of experience described as religious ecstasy," says Robert Cloninger, a psychiatrist at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and the designer of the self-transcendence portion...
DIED. JOHN E. MACK, 74, controversial Pulitzer prize-winning psychiatrist; after being hit by a drunk driver; in London. Mack, a Harvard Medical School professor, was best known for his studies of people who claimed to have had alien encounters. His 1994 book on the subject, which concluded that "the abduction phenomenon has important philosophical, spiritual and social implications," caused Harvard to consider censure, but a committee later "reaffirmed Dr. Mack's academic freedom...