TY - BOOK AU - Breitbart,William AU - Alici,Yesne TI - Psychosocial palliative care SN - 9780199917402 (pbk.) : U1 - 616.029 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Palliative treatment KW - Psychological aspects KW - Social aspects KW - Terminal care KW - Palliative Care KW - psychology KW - methods KW - Terminally Ill N1 - Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - One of the most challenging roles of the psycho-oncologist is to help guide terminally-ill patients through the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of the dying process. Patients with cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses are at increased risk for the development of major psychiatric complications, and have an enormous burden of both physical and psychological symptoms. This title guides the psycho-oncologist through the most salient aspects of effective psychiatric care of patients with advanced illnesses ER -