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This practical manual presents the main drugs and protocols
currently used in the psychopharmacological treatment of
psychiatric disorders in cancer and palliative care settings and
explores the principal issues involved in such treatment.
Significant clinical challenges encountered in the
psychopharmacological management of various psychiatric conditions
are discussed, covering aspects such as side-effects and drug-drug
interactions. Attention is also paid to the emerging theme of
adjuvant use of psychotropic drugs for the treatment of symptoms or
syndromes not primarily related to psychiatric disorders. In
addition, practical suggestions are provided for dealing with
special populations, including children and the elderly. The book
is designed to be easy to read and to reference, with helpful
concise tables and boxes. The authors include some of the most
renowned clinicians working in the field of psycho-oncology.
This practical manual presents the main drugs and protocols
currently used in the psychopharmacological treatment of
psychiatric disorders in cancer and palliative care settings and
explores the principal issues involved in such treatment.
Significant clinical challenges encountered in the
psychopharmacological management of various psychiatric conditions
are discussed, covering aspects such as side-effects and drug-drug
interactions. Attention is also paid to the emerging theme of
adjuvant use of psychotropic drugs for the treatment of symptoms or
syndromes not primarily related to psychiatric disorders (e.g.
pain, hot flashes). In addition, practical suggestions are provided
for dealing with special populations, including children, the
elderly, and people affected by severe mental illness. The book is
designed to be easy to read and to reference: information is
clearly displayed in concise tables and boxes, accompanied by
further detail within the text and clinical vignettes. The authors
include some of the most renowned clinicians working in the field
of psycho-oncology.
This book offers a resource to aid in implementing psychosocial
screening, assessment, and consequently integrating prevention,
care and treatment (i.e. pharmacological, psychosocial
rehabilitation and psychotherapeutic) in medicine. It is becoming
increasingly recognized that one method of combating spiraling
health care costs in developed nations is to integrate psychiatric
care into medicine including primary care settings. This volume
reviews the main issues relative to the paradigm of a
person-centered and recovery-oriented approach that should imbue
all medical areas and specialties. It proposes integration methods
in screening and assessment, clinimetric approach, dignity
conserving care, cross-cultural and ethical aspects, treatment and
training as a basic and mandatory need of a whole psychosomatic
approach bridging the several specialties in medicine. As such, the
book addresses a topic that all physicians, including primary care
and psychiatric professionals in a wide variety of mental health
settings are currently discussing, planning and preoccupied with,
namely the task of integrating mental health into all the medical
fields, including primary care, cardiology, psychiatry, oncology
and so on.
This book provides a reference and contextual basis for depression,
burnout and suicide among oncology and other medical professionals.
Oncology as a medical subspecialty is at a unique apex of this
crisis. While the same pressures in medicine certainly apply to
oncologists, oncology is particularly stressful as a changing field
with diverse patient and societal expectations for outcomes. In
addition to experiencing the stress of caring for patients that
could succumb to their cancer diagnoses, these professionals are
regularly confronted with an onslaught of new medical information
and a landscape that is changing at a breakneck pace. These are
just a few factors involved in the increasing rates of burnout
among oncologists as well as other medcial professionals. By
addressing a gap in identifying mental health problems among health
care professionals, this book sheds light on mental health problems
and suicide among physicians. Importantly, this book is a call to
action of the professional and administrative organizations to work
on improving mental health of physicians. Anxiety and depression
affect not only the individual doctor but also patient care. Given
the increasing attention to these issues along with limited yet
applicable data regarding how to address these issues, the text
aims to bring the latest data face to face with consensus opinion
and can be used to ultimately enhance oncologic and psychiatric
practices. Written by experts in the field, Depression, Burnout and
Suicide in Physicians: Insights from Oncology and Other Medical
Professions aims to significantly increase awareness and contribute
to understanding the necessity of preventive measures on
individual, family, and care givers levels.
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