Abstract
Progresses of recent medicine markedly increased opportunities to treat oncological illnesses and support extension of patients' lives. All the more space rises for psychoterapeutical interventions in terms of comprehensive treatment.
People who face the end of the life due to oncological illness do so in many different settings. They may choose to remian at home, live with the family or others or move into extended care facilities, senior homes, or long term facilities.
They may be of any age, from early teens to the indiem elderly. People, who find themselves suddenly living in hospital settings are faced with significant changes in their physical abilities, environment, daily routines and control over even minor decision in addiciton to dealing with end of life issues, many times much earlier than they anticipated.
These multiple losses are compounded by losses of friends, pets, familiar routines and productive, useful and busy lifestyle. As a resulst must psychotherapist take these issues into concideration during therapy.
That is why the article focuses on the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with persons facing the end of life. Commorbidity, indications, barriers and techniques are outlined and future direction recommended