This is the fifth article in the psychological elements of palliative care series. This series
focuses on how key concepts from psychotherapy can be used in the context of palliative …

The progression of advanced disease often brings enormous adaptational challenges
related to a loss of the capacity to be self-sufficient and to a heightened need for support …

Establishing an empathic clinical relationship is a cornerstone of high-quality palliative care.
More than simply approaching patients with a pleasant affect or “being nice,” we propose …

Palliative care clinicians enhance the illness experiences of patients and their families
through building therapeutic relationships. Many psychological concepts underlie a …

Attunement, the process of understanding and responding to another's spoken and
unspoken needs, is a fundamental concept of human development and the basis of …

Palliative care clinicians provide psychological support throughout their patients' journeys
with illness. Throughout our series exploring the psychological elements of palliative care …

In this chapter, attachment theory will be employed to understand variations in experience
and behaviours of dying patients and their loved ones as they negotiate treatment within the …

We tested the association between the palliative patient's attachment style and the patient–
doctor relationship, by means of Revised Adult Attachment Scale and a self-designed …

During a recent palliative care attachment I was fortunate enough to be working with a
wonderful doctor, who I will refer to as Dr. M. One particular morning we were called to the …

This is the second article in the psychological elements of palliative care (PEPC) series. This
series focuses on how key concepts from psychotherapy can be used in the context of …