PC psychiatry is a vibrant and growing subspecialty of psychiatry that must be
operationalized to continue its developmental trajectory. There is a need for a distinct …

Specialty-aligned palliative care (SAPC) refers to interprofessional palliative care (PC) that
is delivered to a specific population of patients in close partnership with other primary or …

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

Background Palliative care performed a central role in responding to the systemic suffering
incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, few studies have elucidated the inpatient palliative …

Background Expanding specialty palliative care within complex health systems involves
consideration of patients' unmet needs, clinicians' perceptions of palliative care, and the …

The diffusion of palliative care has been rapid, yet uncertainty remains regarding palliative
care's “active ingredients.” The National Consensus Project Guidelines for Quality Palliative …

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

When cure is not possible, suffering often takes form as pain and distressing symptoms,
death anxiety, existential distress, and meaninglessness. This paper describes important …

Narrative therapy is a field of psychotherapy based on the writings and work of Michael
White and David Epston. The basic idea behind this approach is grounded in the idea that …

Mental health clinicians often hear seriously ill patients ask the unanswerable: Why did this
happen? What is the meaning of my suffering? In the inpatient setting, general medical …