Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine

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Harvey Max Chochinov, William Breitbart
Oxford University Press, 2009 - 565 pagine
Psychiatric, or psychosocial, palliative care has transformed palliative medicine. Palliation that neglects psychosocial dimensions of patient and family experience fails to meet contemporary standards of comprehensive palliative care. While a focus on somatic issues has sometimes overshadowed attention to psychological, existential, and spiritual end-of-life challenges, the past decade has seen an all encompassing, multi-disciplinary approach to care for the dying take hold.

Written by internationally known psychiatry and palliative care experts, the Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine is an essential reference for all providers of palliative care, including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health counselors, oncologists, hospice workers, and social workers.
 

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Psychiatric Complications of Terminal Illness
21
Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care
139
Ethical Existential and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care
265
Understanding and Managing Symptoms
353
Psychotherapeutic Interventions in Palliative Care
441
Life Cycle Considerations in Palliative Care
517
Index
553
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