A practical overview of clinical issues related to end-of-life
care, including grief and bereavement
The needs of individuals with life-limiting or terminal illness
and those caring for them are well documented. However, meeting
these needs can be challenging, particularly in the absence of a
well-established evidence base about how best to help. In this
informative guide, editors Sara Qualls and Julia Kasl-Godley have
brought together a notable team of international contributors to
produce a clear structure offering mental health professionals a
framework for developing the competencies needed to work with
end-of-life care issues, challenges, concerns, and
opportunities.
Part of the "Wiley Series in Clinical Geropsychology, " this
thorough and up-to-date guide answers complex questions often asked
by patients, their families and caregivers, and helping
professionals as well, including:
How does dying occur, and how does it vary across illnesses?
What are the spiritual issues that are visible in end-of-life
care?
How are families engaged in end-of-life care, and what services
and support can mental health clinicians provide them?
How should providers address mental disorders that appear at the
end of life?
What are the tools and strategies involved in advanced care
planning, and how do they play out during end-of-life care?
Sensitively addressing the issues that arise in the clinical
care of the actively dying, this timely book is filled with
clinical illustrations, guidance, tips for practice, and
encouragement. Written to equip mental health professionals with
the information they need to guide families and others caring for
the needs of individuals with life-threatening and terminal
illnesses, "End-of-Life Issues, Grief, and Bereavement" presents a
rich resource for caregivers for the psychological, sociocultural,
interpersonal, and spiritual aspects of care at the end of
life.
Also in the "Wiley Series in Clinical
Geropsychology""Psychotherapy for Depression in Older
Adults""Changes in Decision-Making Capacity in Older Adults:
Assessment and Intervention""Aging Families and Caregiving"
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