Psychosocial Palliative Care /

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One of the most challenging roles of the psycho-oncologist is to help guide terminally-ill patients through the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of the dying process. Patients with cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses are at increased risk for the development of major psy...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Breitbart, William, 1951-
Other Authors: Alici, Yesne
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2014.
Subjects:
Palliative treatment > Psychological aspects.
Palliative Care > psychology
Palliative Care > methods
Terminally Ill > psychology
Soins palliatifs > Aspect psychologique.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Palliative treatment > Psychological aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Principles of palliative care
  • A global perspective on death
  • Role of the psycho-oncologist in palliative care
  • Anxiety disorders in palliative care
  • Depression in palliative care
  • Suicide, assisted suicide, and desire for hastened death
  • Delirium and other cognitive disorders in palliative care
  • Fatigue in palliative care
  • Psychotherapy and behavioral interventions in palliative care
  • Psychiatric and psychological interventions for the control of selected physical symptoms
  • Spiritual and existential issues in the care of the dying
  • Cross cultural issues
  • Doctor-patient communication
  • Grief and bereavement.

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