Psychiatric, or psychosocial, palliative care has transformed palliative medicine. Palliation that neglects psychosocial dimensions of patient and family experience fails to meet contemporary standards of comprehensive palliative care. While a focus on somatic issues has sometimes overshadowed attention to psychological, existential, and spiritual end-of-life challenges, the past decade has seen an all encompassing, multi-disciplinary approach to care for the dying take hold.
Written by internationally known psychiatry and palliative care experts, the Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine is an essential reference for all providers of palliative care, including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health counselors, oncologists, hospice workers, and social workers.
Foreword I Kathleen M. Foley Foreword II Eduardo Bruera Preface Harvey Max Chochinov and William S. Breitbart Contributors PART I: Psychiatric and Psychosocial Palliative Care: Overview 1 Hospice and Palliative Care: Putting Those Affected Before Their Disease Irene J. Higginson, Barbara Gomes, and Anna E. Bone 2 Integrating Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine David W. Kissane 3 Healing and Whole-Person Care Tom A. Hutchinson and Nora Hutchinson PART II: Psychiatric Complications of Terminal Illness 4 Diagnosis and Management of Depression in Palliative Care Nathan Fairman and Scott A. Irwin 5 Anxiety in Palliative Care Martin S. Chin, Andrew J. Roth, and Konstantina Matsoukas 6 Delirium in the Terminally Ill Christopher Manschreck, Yesne Alici, and William Breitbart 7 Suicide and Desire for Hastened Death in the Terminally Ill Leah E. Walsh, Laura C. Polacek, Marjorie Heule, and Barry Rosenfeld 8 Medical Assistance in Dying Aliza A. Panjwani, Gary Rodin, and Madeline Li 9 Palliative Care for People Who Experience Severe Persistent Mental Illness Alan Bates, John-Jose Nunez, Alexandra Farag, David Fudge, Timothy O'Shea, Kathleen Baba Willison, and Anne Woods 10 Palliative Care in the Patient with Substance Use Disorder Jaya S. Amaram-Davila and Joseph Arthur 11 Difficult Personality Traits and Disorders in Palliative Care John Wynn PART III: Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care 12 Screening for Psychological Distress in the Palliative Care Setting Bryan Gascon, Gary Rodin, Camilla Zimmermann, and Madeline Li 13 Communicating with Patients with Advanced Cancer Patricia A. Parker, Andrew S. Epstein, William E. Rosa, and Smita C. Banerjee 14 Building Interdisciplinary Teams of Excellence Jaroslava Salman, Juee Kotwal, and Matthew Loscalzo 15 Psychosocial Benefits of Early Palliative Care Intervention Carrie C. Wu, Jennifer Temel, and William Pirl 16 Cultural Diversity and Palliative Care Ayla Pelleg, Cardinale B. Smith, and Leslie Blackhall 17 Bereavement in Palliative Care Wendy G. Lichtenthal, Carol Fadalla, Jonathan Singer, Kailey E. Roberts, William E. Rosa, Amanda Watsula, and Holly G. Prigerson 18 Family and Couple Issues in Palliative Care David W. Kissane and Talia I. Zaider 19 Cancer Caregivers Allison J. Applebaum and Hannah-Rose Mitchell 20 Care for the Healthcare Provider Daniel C. McFarland and Mary L. S. Vachon 21 Prognostic Understanding in the Terminally Ill Laura C. Polacek, Leah E. Walsh, Melissa M. Duva, Login S. George, and Allison J. Applebaum PART IV: Ethical, Existential, and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care 22 Ethical Issues in Palliative Care Kari L. Esbensen and Daniel P. Sulmasy 23 Palliative Aesthetics B. J. Miller, Johanna Glaser, and Justin Burke 24 Compassion: Alleviating Multifactorial Suffering in Palliative Care Through the Art and Science of Compassion Daranne Harris and Shane Sinclair 25 Treatment of Suffering in Patients with Advanced Cancer Nathan I. Cherny and Anna K. L. Reyners 26 Demoralization in Palliative Care David W. Kissane, Irene Bobevski, and Luigi Grassi 27 Interprofessional Spiritual Care in Palliative Care Christina Puchalski, Betty R. Ferrell, Vanessa Battista, Elisha Waldman, and Richard W. Bauer PART V: Understanding and Managing Symptoms 28 Physical Symptom Management in the Terminally Ill Russell K. Portenoy and Eduardo Bruera 29 Psychiatric Aspects of Pain Management in Palliative Care R. Garrett Key and William S. Breitbart 30 Eating Issues in Palliative Cancer Patients: A Source of Cachexia-Related Distress Jane B. Hopkinson, Koji Amano, and Vickie E. Baracos 31 Fatigue at End of Life Meredith Hays, Han Le Santisi, and Margaret M. Mahon PART VI: Psychotherapeutic Interventions in Palliative Care 32 Psychodynamic Therapy in the Terminally Ill Linda Emanuel and Stephanie Brody 33 Narrative Medicine Karen E. Steinhauser and Joseph G. Winger 34 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Palliative Care Meghan McDarby, Kelly Trevino, and Elissa Kozlov 35 Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy Allison J. Applebaum, Wendy G. Lichtenthal, Hayley Pessin, and William S. Breitbart 36 Dignity Therapy Tasha Mari Schoppee and Harvey Max Chochinov 37 Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) Therapy Carmine Malfitano, Sarah Hales, and Gary Rodin 38 Mindfulness-Based Interventions Linda E. Carlson, Chelsea Moran, and Mohamad Baydoun 39 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Nicholas J. Hulbert-Williams and Lee Hulbert-Williams 40 Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy and the Terminally Ill David Spiegel and Manuela Kogon 41 Grief Interventions in Palliative Care Wendy G. Lichtenthal, Kailey E. Roberts, Madeline Rogers, Carol Fadalla, William E. Rosa, and Robert A. Neimeyer 42 Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy in Palliative Care Stephen Ross and Anthony P. Bossis PART VII: Life Cycle Considerations in Palliative Care 43 Human Development and Personal Well-Being in Life-Threatening Conditions: Therapeutic Insights and Strategies Derived from Positive Experiences of Individuals and Families Ira Byock 44 Psychiatry in Multidisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care Julia A. Kearney and Megan Gilman 45 Special Care Considerations for the Seriously Ill Older Adult Ayla Pelleg, R. Sean Morrison, and Diane E. Meier Index
Harvey Max Chochinov is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba and Senior Scientist at the Research Institute of Oncology and Hematology at CancerCare Manitoba. William Breitbart is the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He is also Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University.
Reviews for Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine 3rd edition: Psychosocial Care of the Terminally Ill
"Palliative care patients develop a number of devastating physical, psychosocial, and spiritual problems, and their caregivers suffer severe distress. This book contains the vast majority of what we need to know to be able to help our patients and families. The information is not only up-to-date, but is also provided in an elegant and enjoyable way. Drs. Chochinov and Breitbart have done an outstanding job in updating their highly successful first edition. The second edition of this book is mandatory reading for all of us who deliver care on a daily basis."" - Eduardo Bruera, Chair, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Psychosocial, existential, and spiritual issues are core factors determining our need to be 'more than symptomatologists' in offering palliative medicine. This comprehensive, well-referenced second edition provides nuanced insights into these challenging opportunities, as we strive to support the transformation of suffering into optimal experience for patients, family members, and caregivers."" - Balfour M. Mount, Emeritus Professor of Palliative Medicine, McGill University Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine will take most readers to new depths and heights in their knowledge and understanding of the neuropsychiatric complications of end-stage disease. Chapters on the demented, the elderly, those with serious chronic mental illness, substance abusers, and the special needs of children (and much more besides) make the Handbook essential reading for those specializing in palliative medicine, and for other healthcare professionals involved in the care of those with advanced progressive disease. Highly recommended."" - Robert Twycross, Emeritus Clinical Reader in Palliative Medicine, Oxford University We wish to envelop our patients in a warm mantle of care. Information on the psychosocial, spiritual and ethical aspects of that care, however, is oft time scattered and disjointed. The second edition of Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine once again delivers, providing us with a rich source of wisdom on psycho-oncology. The editors have brought together a cast of graceful writers who cover the field in a cohesive, elegant fashion. This book's a winner....You'll enjoy it."" - Neil MacDonald, Founding Director, McGill Cancer Nutrition-Rehabilitation Program, McGill University The publication of the first edition of Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine had a major impact because it clearly fulfilled a clinical need. Specialist psychiatrists who are knowledgeable about palliative care are thin on the ground, and though an ideal arrangement would allow face-to-face consultation with a psychiatrist, the availability of such practitioners is limited. This book goes a long way in filling that gap and provides a comprehensive view of the area. The new edition will solidify the place of this book as an essential resource for physicians in palliative medicine and also members of the multidisciplinary team."" - G.W. Hanks, Emeritus Professor, Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Bristol This is a well-organized, thoughtfully written book. The authors include many experts who work at the interface of psychiatry and palliative care. The book is clearly written and summarizes the current state of research in this ever expanding field of study. I would recommend it for anyone interested in learning more about psychiatry in end-of-life care or who is contemplating a career in this area."" -Jeffrey Rado, MD, Rush University Medical Center, as reviewed in Doody's"
