ABSTRACT
Background: Though human civilization has reached its 21st-century cancer is still considered as the name of a fatal alarm all over the world. More or less, all cancer patients start being haunted by the horror of death from the day of diagnosis. This fear not only weakens their physical and psychological stature; it also has a bad impact on their normal lifestyles. Even this apprehension also affects their treatment as well. However, it is believed that the mind is the driving force of a man, that is, nothing intimidating can happen to a man who possesses a strong mind. Aim of the study: the purpose of this study is to see whether boosting, increasing, or instilling mental strength in cancer patients can bring any further improvement in their treatment and lives.Material & Methods:This prospective study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital where 40 cancer patients were included on the basis of some criteria (isolated, silent, mentally shocked, paralyzed, poor PS, patient with severe pain, end-stage disease). They were taken to a silent room and were asked to follow some interesting instructions for 15 minutes with utmost belief in their GOD for successive three days. Data were collected by using a performed questionnaire from both patients and attendants after 14 days.Results:The result was appreciable. Out of 40 patients, females were more than males. Most of them were educated with a mean age of about 45 years. Patients with advanced disease were more (60%). Among them behavioral changes were observed in almost 80% of patients, improvement in mobility was found in almost 75 % of all paralyzed patients, narcotics dependency was reduced in almost 90 % of patients with severe bone pain, and positive attitudes were built in 80% patients. Therapeutic responses were also increased in some patients. Moreover, among most of the patients some interesting findings like improved healing power, decreased CT-induced toxicities, improvement in a familial relationship, improvement in appetite, and improvement in sleep disturbance were observed.Conclusion:Patients with cancer in spite of craving for life, begin counting/her days after being aware of this disease. As a result, this terror of death creates a sense of hopelessness and this psychological breakdown affects the treatment in such a way that even the best medical care does not work as expected. This study has successfully found that if the mental spirit of a patient can be brought to work with all the medical procedures, a certain success is possible. They just have to be made confident enough to believe that “a man”, as Ernest Hemmingway says, “can be destroyed, but not defeated”.
ABSTRACT
Esta pesquisa buscou compreender a qualidade das relações intersubjetivas que balizam os encontros entre os sujeitos que compõem o campo micropolítico da produção de cuidado à saúde mental em território marcado pela violência, miséria e exclusão. A escolha metodológica a partir da hermenêutica de profundidade possibilitou a reinterpretação das formas simbólicas a partir de três perspectivas: o reflexo da sociedade de mercado na organização dos processos de trabalho em saúde, o sofrimento psíquico à luz do sofrimento ético-político e dos bons encontros e a potência de ação, orientando as práticas em saúde mental. Dessa forma, a amizade e a solidariedade destacaram-se como afetos importantes no processo de politização da dor, do sofrimento psíquico e ético-político experimentado pelos sujeitos em territórios de vulnerabilidade social.
This research sought to understand the quality of interpersonal relations that guide the meetings among the subjects that make up the micro-political field of care production to mental health in the territory marked by violence, poverty, and exclusion. The methodological choice from the depth of hermeneutics enabled the reinterpretation of symbolic forms from three perspectives: the reflection of the market society in the organization of health work processes, mental suffering in the light of the ethical-political suffering and the good meetings and the power of action guiding the mental health practices. In this way, the friendship and solidarity stood out as important affections in pain politicization process, the psychological and ethical-political suffering experienced by the subjects in socially vulnerable territories.
Esta investigación trató de entender la calidad de las relaciones interpersonales que guían las reuniones entre los sujetos que conforman el campo de micropolítica de la producción de la atención a la salud mental en un territorio marcado por la violencia, la pobreza y la exclusión. La elección metodológica de la hermenéutica profunda permitió la reinterpretación de las formas simbólicas desde tres perspectivas: el reflejo de la sociedad de mercado en la organización de los procesos de trabajo de salud, sufrimiento mental a la luz del sufrimiento ético-política y las buenas reuniones y el poder de acción, guiando las prácticas de salud mental. De esta manera, la amistad y la solidaridad se destacaron como efectos importantes en el proceso de politización del dolor, el sufrimiento psicológico y ético-político experimentado por los sujetos en territorios socialmente vulnerables.