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Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports 7/2013

01-07-2013 | Geriatric Disorders (H Lavretsky, Section Editor)

Palliative Care Psychiatry: Update on an Emerging Dimension of Psychiatric Practice

Authors: Nathan Fairman, Scott A. Irwin

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 7/2013

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Abstract

Palliative care psychiatry is an emerging subspecialty field at the intersection of Palliative Medicine and Psychiatry. The discipline brings expertise in understanding the psychosocial dimensions of human experience to the care of dying patients and support of their families. The goals of this review are (1) to briefly define palliative care and summarize the evidence for its benefits, (2) to describe the roles for psychiatry within palliative care, (3) to review recent advances in the research and practice of palliative care psychiatry, and (4) to delineate some steps ahead as this sub-field continues to develop, in terms of research, education, and systems-based practice.
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Metadata
Title
Palliative Care Psychiatry: Update on an Emerging Dimension of Psychiatric Practice
Authors
Nathan Fairman
Scott A. Irwin
Publication date
01-07-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 7/2013
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-013-0374-3

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