Reposted by Dr Laura Charlesworth [PhD]
We shouldn't assume that people with severe mental illness (SMI) can't cope with cancer treatment.
In our study, people with SMI described drawing on existing resilience strategies to navigate cancer. Care should recognise these strengths, rather than assume they're absent.
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Resilience in people with severe mental illness and cancer, a qualitative study