Palliative Care Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Guide for Mental Health Clinicians and Palliative Care Providers

Over the past few years, palliative care has emerged as the leading model of person-centered care, focusing on preserving quality of life and alleviating distress for individuals and families experiencing serious and life-limiting medical illnesses. As a result, there is a growing recognition of the need for expertise in psychiatric diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and psychotherapy within the interdisciplinary team of specialists tasked with identifying and addressing the varied sources of suffering in patients with advanced medical illnesses.

The Need for a Comprehensive Guide in Palliative Care Psychiatry

The Clinical Manual of Palliative Care Psychiatry was written to motivate and guide readers, whether mental health clinicians or palliative care providers, to deepen their understanding of the psychosocial dimensions of suffering for the benefit of seriously ill patients and the support of their families. The manual provides a comprehensive guide to help clinicians address the unique challenges they face in the palliative care setting.

Practical and Informative Content

Each chapter of the manual emphasizes practical aspects of assessment and management, ensuring that clinicians are equipped to address the most common challenges they are likely to face. To extend and enhance reader knowledge, each chapter ends with a list of supplemental materials, including key publications and links to relevant modules from the Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care curriculum.

Coverage of Medication Use and Clinically Relevant Information

The authors provide thorough coverage of medication use, including off-label applications, which are common in palliative care. A wealth of tables and figures present clinically relevant information in a concise and easy-to-grasp manner, making it an invaluable resource for mental health clinicians and palliative care practitioners.

Empowering Clinicians to Respond to Psychosocial Suffering

Practical and brimming with essential information and useful techniques, the Clinical Manual of Palliative Care Psychiatry empowers both mental health clinicians and palliative care practitioners to more skillfully respond to psychosocial suffering in seriously ill and dying patients.

Published by American Psychiatric Publishing in 2016, this comprehensive guide is a must-have resource for anyone working in the field of palliative care psychiatry.

Book Details:

• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781585624768, 9781615370610