Chief Mission Officer, Margaret Stauffer, LMFT was featured in an article in Cancer Today about the impact a cancer diagnosis has on spouses and partners of cancer patients.
“Also, generally speaking, mental health services and support are not a priority, but rather an afterthought, says Margaret Stauffer, chief mission officer at Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area in Walnut Creek, California. “That is why it is important for health care systems to provide referrals to places like Cancer Support Community where there are groups specifically for loved ones along with counseling and healthy lifestyle activities they can participate in for their own self care,” she says.
Warren, K. (2023, February 14). Spouses of Cancer Patients Have Greater Risk of Psychiatric Disorders. Cancer Today. other.