Grief and Bereavement in the Adult Palliative Care Setting

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E. Alessandra Strada (Adjunct Professor, Adjunct Professor, The California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, USA)

Grief and Bereavement in the Adult Palliative Care Setting

E. Alessandra Strada (Adjunct Professor, Adjunct Professor, The California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, USA)

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Oxford University Press Inc
25 July 2013

Series: Oxford American Palliative Care Library

For patients and family caregivers the journey through illness and transitions of care is characterized by a series of progressive physical and emotional losses. Grief reactions represent the natural response to those losses. Grief is defined by a constellation of physical, cognitive, emotional and spiritual manifestations, varying in length and severity. While grief reactions are common and expected responses to loss, they have the potential to cause significant suffering. And, while grief is not a disease, it can develop into a pathological process warranting specialized treatment. Additionally, some aspects of grief overlap with the symptoms of clinical depression and anxiety, making diagnosis difficult. Grief and Bereavement in the Adult Palliative Care Setting provides practical, evidence-based, and clinically effective approaches to understanding the multifaceted nature of grief and bereavement in patients with advanced illness and their caregivers. This handbook is an ideal tool for palliative care providers of various disciplines who provide direct clinical services to patients and family members. It assists clinicians in recognizing and identifying grief reactions as unique expressions of patients and caregivers' history and psychological functioning.

Primary care physicians who provide care to patients and families will also find this practical assessment and treatment guide helpful.

They will learn how to best support bereaved patients and caregivers when grief is uncomplicated, and when to choose more active interventions that may include appropriate referrals to mental health professionals.

By: E. Alessandra Strada (Adjunct Professor Adjunct Professor The California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco California USA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 148g
ISBN: 9780199768929
ISBN 10: 0199768927
Series: Oxford American Palliative Care Library
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 25 July 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Relevance of Grief Theories for the Palliative Care Setting Chapter 3. Cultural, Spiritual, and Developmental Aspects of Grief Reactions Chapter 4. Grief Reactions in the Palliative Care Setting SECTION II: CLINICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATIONS Chapter 5. Assessment and Differential Diagnosis Chapter 6. Psycho-social and Psychological Interventions Chapter 7. Considerations on the Use of Medication for Grief Reactions Chapter 8. Grief Reactions in Palliative Care Clinicians

Adjunct professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, in San Francisco, and faculty in the post-doctoral psychopharmacology program at Alliant University, in San Francisco; Fellow in Thanatology and clinical psychologist at the Mendocino Coast District Hospital, in Fort Bragg; Formerly assistant professor of neurology and psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and attending psychologist in the department of pain medicine and palliative care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, and developed and directed a psychology fellowship in pain and palliative and hospice care.

Reviews for Grief and Bereavement in the Adult Palliative Care Setting

Strada covers all of the important points, grounds them in the real world, and presents them in a way that both novice and seasoned clinicians can draw upon. I wish I had written it. Short of that, I'm very glad I read it and think anyone interested in understanding and supporting individuals and families facing advanced illness will find it an essential resource. -- Janet S. McCord, Journal of Death and Dying