Psychosocial issues in palliative care : a community based approach for life limiting illness / edited by Mari Lloyd-Williams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lloyd-Williams, Mari, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palliative treatment--Psychological aspects.

Palliative treatment.

Palliative treatment--Social aspects.

Terminally ill--Care.

Terminally ill.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2018]

Summary:

This edition examines the current provision of psychosocial support, taking into account the community approaches of psychosocial care, the role of volunteers in supporting psychosocial needs, and the needs of the frail elderly. It is essential reading for the fields of medicine, nursing, social work, chaplaincy, and primary care.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of plates

Contributors

1 The public health end-of-life care movement: history, principles, and styles of practice

2 Communication and psychosocial issues within neonatal palliative care

3 The call to social inclusion: psychosocial care for the marginalized in society

4 Psychosocial care in diverse communities and encouraging communities to support each other

5 Models of psychosocial care for patients and their families: the role of volunteers in supporting psychosocial needs

6 Dementia, multimorbidity, and frailty

7 Psychosocial care of families in palliative care

8 The meaning of dignity in psychosocial care

9 Diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of depression in advanced disease

10 Psychotherapeutic interventions

11 Spiritual care

12 Diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder (PGD)

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-252943-9

0-19-184424-1

0-19-252942-0

OCLC:

1028747454