Psychosocial issues in palliative care / [edited by] Mari Lloyd-Williams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lloyd-Williams, Mari.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palliative treatment--Psychological aspects.

Palliative treatment.

Palliative treatment--Social aspects.

Medical personnel and patient.

Palliative Care--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Palliative Care--psychology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 261 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

For those caring for palliative care patients and their families, the psychosocial issues associated with terminal illness can cause even greater difficulty than the treatment of the physical symptoms. The issues of psychosocial assessment, treatment, care, and support of palliative care patients are unique, differing even from those experienced in earlier, treatable diseases. Mari Lloyd-Williams and her team of contributors brought together the social and psychological concerns of palliative care in the first edition of this book, and this new edition brings these important themes up to date. It continues the examination of current practice, and offers a comprehensive review of the literature, in order to demonstrate good practice in psychosocial care.

Features new chapters on service provision, psychotherapeutic methods, and palliative care for patients with specific difficulties, Includes specific information on providing spiritual support and dealing with staff stress, as well as a review of complementary therapies, Discusses the importance of communication, including dealing with patients with communication difficulties, Includes the cultural issues of psychosocial care and adaptation, Offers practical guidelines throughout, to encourage the best possible care. Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care is for anyone working in the field of palliative care, both in the community and in hospitals; this includes those in medicine, nursing, social work, chaplaincy, counselling, primary care, and mental health.

Contents:

Colour Plates: My Life's Mandala xii

1 Setting the context: What do we mean by psychosocial care in palliative care? / Rod MacLeod 1

2 Communication issues / Cathy Heaven, the late Peter Maguire 21

3 Social impact of advanced metastatic cancer / The late Frances Sheldon, an introduction by Pam Firth 49

4 Family-centred care: psychosocial care for the marginalized / Philip J Larkin 69

5 Current provision of psychosocial care within palliative care / Trevor Friedman 95

6 Anxiety and adjustment disorders / Steven D. Passik, Kenneth L. Kirsh, Mari Lloyd-Williams 115

7 Diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of depression in palliative care / Hayley Pessin, Yesne Alici Evcimen, Andreas J. Apostolatos, William Breitbart 129

8 Psychotherapeutic interventions in palliative care / Friedrich Stiefel, Mathieu Bernard 161

9 Complementary therapies / Edzard Ernst 179

10 Spiritual care / Mark Cobb 191

11 Bereavement care and hope / Sheila Payne, Mari Lloyd-Williams, Vida Kennedy 207

12 Staff support / Malcolm Payne 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199216420

0199216428

OCLC:

191752323