TriHealth program supports cancer patients’ mental health through treatment

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Paula Berryman, a TriHealth patient who was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2020, describes her cancer journey as “90% emotional and spiritual and 10% physical.”

In the latest episode of the Getting Health Care Right podcast, Berryman and Stacey Reese, clinical manager of TriHealth’s Psychosocial Oncology Program, discuss the free behavioral health service offered to TriHealth cancer patients as they undergo treatment.

“I'm just so blessed to be here at TriHealth and to have this service because I was 52, never talked to a therapist, never talked to a social worker. I thought I was pretty upbeat, I had faith, I could handle this. And the reality was I could not,” Berryman said.

Listen to this episode of Getting Health Care Right to hear more about:

· Berryman’s breast cancer journey, from diagnosis to treatment plan (2:11)

· The components of TriHealth’s Psychosocial Oncology Program for cancer patients (8:37)

· Why taking care of mental health is so important during cancer treatment (11:06)

· What Berryman would tell someone facing a cancer diagnosis (15:09)

· How the psychosocial oncology program complements TriHealth’s population health model (17:10)

Learn more about TriHealth’s cancer support services.