Substance use disorders (SUD) are, for many, chronic conditions that are typically
associated with severe impairments in multiple areas of functioning.“Recovery” from SUD is …

ObjectivesSubstance use disorders (SUDs) are frequently encountered in hospice palliative
care (HPC) and pose substantial quality-of-life issues for patients. However, most HPC …

Background The specific palliative care needs and problems of patients with a substance
use disorder and multiple problems, and those of their proxies, are under recognized …

Palliative care takes a whole-person approach to address suffering among patients living
with serious illness. Traditionally, a great deal of attention has been paid to physical …

Outcomes 1. Participants will self-report the ability to develop and evaluate the benefits of an
interdisciplinary team-based approach to improve the care of patients with palliative care …

Many people using alcohol and other drugs face substantial barriers in getting the right
support to meet their end-of-life care needs, even when their substance use is in the past. As …

For patients with a broad range of serious life-threatening illness, loss of function and
independence is a common struggle and a significant contributor to diminished quality of life …

Relatively few individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD) seek or receive treatment,
and knowledge about the effective ingredients in SUD treatment, from the perspective of …

The growing acceptance of palliative care has created opportunities to increase the use of
rehabilitation services among populations with advanced disease, particularly those with …

Individuals who have a serious mental illness (SMI) with serious functional impairment are
some of the most challenging patients, and they often find drugs and alcohol to be their …