Grief interventions in palliative care Book Section
| Authors: | Lichtenthal, W. G.; Roberts, K. E.; Rogers, M.; Fadalla, C.; Rosa, W. E.; Neimeyer, R. A. |
| Editors: | Chochinov, H.; Breitbart, W. |
| Article/Chapter Title: | Grief interventions in palliative care |
| Abstract: | National guidelines highlight that continuity of care from end of life through bereavement is an integral component of palliative care. Grief support is a common psychosocial need for palliative care patients' chosen family (which may include relatives, partners, and close friends), and familiarity with various intervention approaches can help clinicians offer evidence-based family-centered care. This chapter provides a broad overview of interventions designed to support family members experiencing grief before and after the death of a patient with a life-limiting illness. It describes both psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological interventions and, where relevant, research findings suggesting their efficacy. The chapter concludes by highlighting the ongoing need to develop and evaluate grief interventions for special populations in palliative care, including bereaved parents and palliative care clinicians. Importantly, while family members should be provided with access to evidence-based grief interventions if needed, most bereaved individuals will adapt without intervention, learning to coexist with their grief with time and general support. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) |
| Keywords: | palliative care; bereavement; psychotherapy; family members; grief interventions; clinicians; continuity of care; evidence-based family-centered care; grief support; psychosocial need; psychopharmacological interventions |
| Book Title: | Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine: Psychosocial Care of the Terminally Ill. 3rd ed |
| ISBN: | 9780197583838 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication Place: | New York, NY |
| Date Published: | 2023-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 607 |
| End Page: | 617 |
| Language: | English |
| ACCESSION: | 2023-22407-041 |
| PROVIDER: | Ovid Technologies |
| PROVIDER: | psycinfo |
| DOI: | 10.1093/med/9780197583838.003.0041 |
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| Notes: | Book Chapter: 41, located in "Part VI - Psychotherapeutic Interventions in Palliative Care" -- Source: APA PsycInfo |
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