Jimmie C. Holland
Jimmie C. Holland | |
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Born | Jimmie Coker April 9, 1928 |
Died | December 24, 2017 | (aged 89)
Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist, medical researcher |
Known for | Founder of psycho-oncology |
Jimmie Coker Holland (April 9, 1928 – December 24, 2017) was a founder of the field of psycho-oncology.[1] In 1977, she worked with two colleagues to establish a full-time psychiatric service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.[2] The program was one of the first of its kind in cancer treatment, and trained its psychologists to specialize in issues specific to people with cancer.[2]
Biography
Born in
Holland founded the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (formerly known as the American Society of Psychosocial and Behavioral Oncology/AIDS) in 1980, and co-founded the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) in 1984[3]. She is also credited with putting psychosocial and behavioral research on the agenda of the American Cancer Society (ACS) in the early 1980s.[1]
In 1994, Dr. Holland was awarded the American Cancer Society's Medal of Honor for Clinical Research
In 1984, she produced for Sloan-Kettering the first syllabus on psycho-oncology and, in 1989, was senior editor of the first textbook on the subject.[1] In 1992, Holland became co-editor of the journal Psycho-Oncology, along with Dr. Maggie Watson from the Royal Marsden Hospital. Dr. Holland not only has had a huge influence in her research of Psycho-Oncology, but she has also written a book named, "The Human Side of Cancer". The book has helped aid patients with cancer and support systems cope with the diagnosis. [4]
Her husband, James F. Holland, was an oncologist and an important figure in the early development of cancer chemotherapy.[5] Her interest in the field of psycho-oncology arose in part from discussions with her husband about the patients he treated, and the understanding that arose from those discussions that little was known about the experiences of people with cancer and that little was being done to help people with cancer manage the experience.[2]
Holland died of complications of cardiovascular disease on December 24, 2017, at the age of 89.[6][7]
See also
Further reading
- Holland, JC (March–April 2002). "History of psycho-oncology: overcoming attitudinal and conceptual barriers". Psychosom. Med. 64 (2): 206–21. PMID 1191443.
References
- ^ a b c d National Library of Medicine, Changing the Face of Medicine. Dr. Jimmie C. Holland Page accessed March 28, 2016
- ^ a b c Rosenthal, Elizabeth (July 20, 1997). "Scientist at Work: Jimmie Holland; Listening to the Emotional Needs of Cancer Patients". New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ ISSN 1057-9249.
- ^ PMID 29426726.
- ^ Piana, Ronald (June 10, 2015). "A tribute to James F. Holland, MD, in celebration of his 90th birthday". American Society of Clinical Oncology. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Oncology World Mourns the Loss of Jimmie C. Holland, MD, Founder, Field of Psycho-Oncology". The ASCO Post. American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO). December 26, 2017. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (January 4, 2018). "Jimmie Holland, Who Cared for the Cancer Patient's Mind, Dies at 89". The New York Times.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine ([1]), which is in the public domain.