Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care - A community based approach for life limiting illness (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

Caring for terminally ill patients and their families is challenging. Patients with life limiting illness require the skills of many professionals but also the support of their community. While most clinicians are comfortable in assessing a broad range of physical problems, it is often the psychosocial issues that prove the most complex. These issues range from psychosocial assessment to the treatment and care of patients with life limiting illnesses. Evaluating emotional, social and spiritual needs, in particular, requires excellent teamwork. This fully-updated and expanded new edition takes a comprehensive look at current practice and provision of psychosocial support as applied to a range of palliative care patients. A number of important areas are covered including community approaches of psychosocial care, neonatal palliative care, the provision of psychosocial care to families, the role of volunteers in supporting palliative care professionals, and the needs of the frail elderly, marginalised patients, and those with dementia. Including multiple case study examples, this highly practical text examines current literature and evidence to demonstrate the best research-based practice in psychosocial care. It is an essential resource for professionals working within hospitals and communities in the fields of medicine, nursing, social work, chaplaincy, counselling, primary care, and mental health.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2018
Editors:	Mari Lloyd-Williams (Professor and Consultant in Palliative Medicine)
Dimensions:	234 x 158 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	3rd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-880667-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Palliative medicine Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > Terminal care nursing Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Nursing
LSN:	0-19-880667-1
Barcode:	9780198806677

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