Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine
Download or Read eBook Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine PDF written by Division of Palliative Care University of Manitoba Harvey Max Chochinov Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000-04-06 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Division of Palliative Care University of Manitoba Harvey Max Chochinov Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 457 |
Release | : 2000-04-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199748785 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199748780 |
Rating | : 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine by : Division of Palliative Care University of Manitoba Harvey Max Chochinov Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine
Book excerpt: This work complements the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine and The Handbook of Psychooncology. Topics include the role of psychiatry in terminal care, diagnosis and management of depression, suicide in the terminally ill, pain management, the nature of suffering in terminal illness, and psychotherapeutic interventions. The book also takes into consideration new directions for psychosocial palliative care research.