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Author:   International Psycho-Oncology Society ,  William S. Breitbart ,  Yesne Alici
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.40cm
Weight:   0.232kg
ISBN:  

9780199917402

ISBN 10:   019991740
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   08 May 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. Modern Palliative Care ; 1. Principles of Palliative Care ; 2. A Global Perspective on Death ; 3. Role of the Psycho-Oncologist in Palliative Care ; Part II. Psychiatric Disorders in the Palliative Care Setting ; 4. Anxiety Disorders in Palliative Care ; 5. Depression in Palliative Care ; 6. Suicide, Assisted Suicide, and Desire for Hastened Death ; 7. Delirium and other Cognitive Disorders in Palliative Care ; Part III. Psychosocial Issues the Palliative Care Setting ; 8. Fatigue in Palliative Care ; 9. Psychotherapy and Behavioral Interventions in Palliative Care ; 10. Psychiatric and Psychological Interventions for the Control of Selected Physical Symptoms ; 11. Spiritual and Existential Issues in the Care of the Dying ; 12. Cross Cultural Issues ; 13. Doctor-Patient Communication ; 14. Grief and Bereavement ; 15. Conclusions ; Appendix: Resources for Patients and Health-Care Professionals

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This book provides up-to-date, referenced information brought together into one punchy source, and will undoubtedly prove useful to those working in the palliative care setting. * Christian Hosker, European Journal of Palliative Care Book Review * I thought this was a gem of a little book . . . it is a pocket-sized and succinct guide to the psychological and psychiatric problems encountered in palliative care, not just with the oncology patients, but I think it will be of value to any doctors or nurses working in palliative care. * Dr. Roger Woodruff, IAHPC Book Reviews * Featured on Doody's Core Titles List for 2018

This book provides up-to-date, referenced information brought together into one punchy source, and will undoubtedly prove useful to those working in the palliative care setting. Christian Hosker, European Journal of Palliative Care Book Review

I thought this was a gem of a little book ... it is a pocket-sized and succinct guide to the psychological and psychiatric problems encountered in palliative care, not just with the oncology patients, but I think it will be of value to any doctors or nurses working in palliative care. Dr. Roger Woodruff, IAHPC Book Reviews This book provides up-to-date, referenced information brought together into one punchy source, and will undoubtedly prove useful to those working in the palliative care setting. Christian Hosker, European Journal of Palliative Care Book Review

Author Information

BB: Chief, Psychiatry Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Past President, International Psychosocial Oncology Society (2010); YA: Assistant Attending Psychiatrist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; with the International Psycho-Oncology Society.

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