Clinical practice guidelines for the management of psychosocial distress at the end of life Journal Article
| Authors: | Murillo, M.; Holland, J. C. |
| Article Title: | Clinical practice guidelines for the management of psychosocial distress at the end of life |
| Abstract: | Algorithm-based clinical practice guidelines relating to psychiatric, psychosocial, and spiritual domains can effect a major improvement in end-of-life care by defining a gold standard for clinicians in an area not previously subjected to such a level of scrutiny. This article outlines the status of these guidelines and offers recommendations for policy development relative to doctor-patient communication and management of distress (psychological, social, existential, spiritual) and psychiatric disorders. The arching principle of these standards and guidelines is the recognition that the physical and the psychosocial are interrelated and overlapping in end-of-life care, and that patients should receive their total care as a seamless integration of physical and supportive services. |
| Keywords: | review; united states; palliative care; palliative therapy; terminally ill patient; practice guideline; algorithms; standard; psychological aspect; social support; terminally ill; doctor patient relation; algorithm; physician-patient relations; mental disease; mental disorders; terminal care; mental stress; stress, psychological; practice guidelines; humans; human |
| Journal Title: | Palliative and Supportive Care |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 1478-9515 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Date Published: | 2004-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 65 |
| End Page: | 77 |
| Language: | English |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 16594236 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1478951504040088 |
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| Notes: | Cited By (since 1996):16 -- Export Date: 16 June 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
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