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Clinical manual of palliative care psychiatry / by Nathan Fairman, Jeremy M. Hirst, Scott A. Irwin.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fairman, Nathan, 1972- author.
Hirst, Jeremy M., author.
Irwin, Scott A., author.
Contributor:
American Psychiatric Association Publishing, publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Palliative treatment.
Terminally ill--Psychology.
Terminally ill.
Psychotherapy.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Arlington, VA : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2016]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The Clinical Manual of Palliative Care Psychiatry seeks to bridge the gulf between principles and practice for two groups of clinicians: frontline palliative care providers with little mental health training and mental health specialists who may lack familiarity with palliative care practice.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Tables
Foreword
Introduction
PART I Background and Context
1 Palliative Care 101
Definitions: Palliative Care and Hospice
Basic Tenets of Palliative Care
Benefits of Palliative Care
Conclusions and Key Points
References
Additional Resources
2 Psychiatry in Palliative Care
Historical Perspective: Psychological Considerations in Palliative Care
Emergence and Evolution of Palliative Care Psychiatry
Opportunities for Psychiatry in Palliative Care
PART II Core Clinical Applications
3 Depression
Epidemiology and Consequences
Symptoms, Screening, and Differential Diagnosis
Management of Depression in the Palliative Care Setting
4 Anxiety
Management of Anxiety in the Palliative Care Setting
5 Delirium
Definition, Epidemiology, Etiologies, Subtypes, and Consequences
Prevention
Approach to Delirium in the Palliative Care Setting: Goals of Care, Reversibility, Assessment, and Screening
Management of Delirium in the Palliative Care Setting
PART III Other Common Psychiatric Conditions
6 Dementia (Major Neurocognitive Disorder)
Definitions and Classification
Assessment
Prognostication and Access to Palliative Services
Management Issues Specific to Psychiatric Palliative Care
7 Insomnia
Classification and Causes
Assessment and Management.
Conclusions and Key Points
8 Substance Use Disorders
Definitions
Challenges in Diagnosis
Clinical Management
PART IV Interventions
9 Psychotherapy
General Approaches: Skillful Communication and Compassionate Presence as Psychotherapy
Supportive Psychotherapies
Specific Psychotherapies
10 Pain Management and Psychopharmacology
Physical Symptom Relief as a Core Tenet of Palliative Care
Pain: The Fundamentals
Approach to Assessment and Management
Use of Psychotropic Medication in Chronic Noncancer Pain Management
Use of Psychotropic Medication in Cancer Pain Management
PART V Pediatric Patients
11 Children and Adolescents
Psychiatrist's Role in Pediatric Palliative Care Team
Unique Issues in Pediatric Palliative Care Psychiatry
Attention to Physical and Psychological Symptoms
Index
Back Cover.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781615370610
1615370617
OCLC:
934383078

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