| Author(s): |
Mari Lloyd-Williams |
| Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
| Year: |
2008 |
| Description: |
Examines current practice and provision of psychosocial support as applied to palliative care patients, reviewing the current literature and evidence in order to demonstrate good, and better, practice in Psychosocial care. Topics covered include the nature of services required to provide effective Psychosocial care; cultural issues of Psychosocial care and adaptation; the importance of communication, including patients with communication difficulties; and socio-economic issues affecting the patient with advanced metastatic disease. Specific disorders such as anxiety and depression are also included, as is the integration of service provision. |