Even with optimal treatment, some persons with severe and persistent mental illness do not
achieve a level of mental health, psychosocial functioning and quality of life that 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 …

The third edition of Hospice and Palliative Care is the essential guide to the hospice and
palliative care movement both within the United States and around the world. Chapters …

Patients with advanced cancer often suffer from both severe pain and severe symptoms of
depression. Use of traditional antidepressants is often limited by the short prognosis …

Palliative care involvement is common among patients with gynecologic cancers related to
delayed diagnosis and symptom burden. Physical symptoms such as pain, nausea, and …

Background: The hyperactive subtype of delirium is characterized by agitation, restlessness,
delusions, and/or hallucinations, which commonly present near end of life (EoL). Symptom …

Psychiatrists face complex, vexing, and often conflicting issues in assessing and managing
patients with advanced medical illnesses who are determined to end their own lives …

Patients with advanced renal disease have significant palliative care needs. The symptom
burden and complex medical decisions these patients face over the course of the illness …

Introduction other chronic, life-limiting, or terminal illnesses. Notwithstanding the relative
paucity of evidence in this area, clinicians concerned about quality of life (QOL) and …

Serious psychological and emotional symptoms frequently accompany a progressive and/or
life-threatening illness. Total pain is distress with not only physical but also social, spiritual …