Psycho-oncology clinic

Individually, the Psycho-Oncology Clinic of the Institut Jules Bordet offers:
• psychological and psychiatric management specific to the problems found in oncology, 
•  psychotherapies,
•  neuropsychological consultations for carrying out an assessment and putting a specific management plan in place,
• assistance with smoking cessation through the Prevention and Screening Clinic.

In a group session, the Psycho-Oncology Clinic offers:
• psychotherapeutic measures to help patients to better manage their emotions,
• psychotherapeutic measures intended to help patients to stop smoking and not to start smoking again.

For families, the Psycho-Oncology Clinic offers:
• psychological consultations intended for the patient and those around them, in a couple or as a family.
• Bordet'n Family activities to better manage the repercussions of the disease on family relationships.

The measures are directed at anyone with or having suffered from cancer, as well as at those close to them. The support can take place at the patient’s bedside while they are in hospital and/or in consultations.

The involvement of the psychiatrist is always subject to fees. During hospitalisation, the involvement of the psychologists, psychotherapists and neuropsychologists is included in the price of the hospital stay.

The care given by the Psycho-Oncology Clinic is multidisciplinary. It is given in close collaboration with the other staff working at the Institut Jules Bordet (doctors, nurses, welfare workers, dieticians, etc.).

Several members of the care staff of the Psycho-Oncology Clinic are involved in teaching in the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Psychology, the Schools of Nursing and training in palliative care.

The members of the Psycho-Oncology Clinic are regular trainers in the Interuniversity Certificate in Psycho-Oncology. They also offer training in healthcare-provider/patient communication.