Written by internationally known psychiatry and palliative care experts, the Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine addresses the psychological and spiritual challenges faced by patients and their families. This edition is an essential reference for all providers of palliative care.

Part I- Psychiatric and Psychosocial Palliative Care: Critical Milestones ; 1. Hospice: A Psychiatric Perspective ; 2. Integrating Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine: The Challenges and Opportunities ; Part II- Psychiatric Complications of Terminal Illness ; 3. An Overview of Care and Management of the Patient at the End of Life ; 4. Diagnosis and Management of Depression in Palliative Care ; 5. Anxiety in Palliative Care ; 6. Delirium in the Terminally Ill ; 7. Suicide and Desire for Death in the Terminally Ill ; 8. Palliative Care for Persons with Serious Mental Illness ; 9. Palliative Care in Patients with Substance Abuse and Patients with Personality ; Part III- Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care ; 10. What Dying Patients Want ; 11. Communication with Terminally Ill Patients and Their Families ; 12. Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Palliative Care ; 13. Cultural Issues in Palliative Care ; 14. Understanding and Managing Bereavement in Palliative Care ; 15. Family Issues and Palliative Care ; 16. Burnout and Symptoms of Stress in Staff Working in Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Palliative Care ; Part IV- Ethical, Existential and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care ; 17. Ethical Issues in Palliative Care ; 18. Love, Forgiveness and Opportunities for Personal Growth at the End of Life ; 19. Dimensions of Suffering towards the End of Life ; 20. Dignity, Meaning and Demoralization: Emerging Paradigms in End-of-Life Care ; 21. Spiritual Care Issues in Palliative Care ; Part V- Understanding and Managing Symptoms ; 22. Pain and Physical Symptom Management in the Terminally Ill: An Overview for Mental Health Professionals ; 23. Psychiatric Aspects of Pain Management in Patients with Advanced Cancer and AIDS ; 24. Eating Issues in Palliative Cancer Patients ; 25. Psychiatric Aspects of Fatigue in the Terminally Ill ; Part VI- Psychotherapeutic Interventions in Palliative Care ; 26. Individual Psychotherapy for the Patient with Advanced Disease ; 27. Narrative Medicine and Palliative Care ; 28. Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Symptom Management in Palliative Care: Augmenting Somatic Interventions ; 29. Group Psychotherapy and the Terminally Ill ; 30. Family-Focused Grief Therapy ; Part VII- Life Cycle Considerations in Palliative Care ; 31. Psychiatric Care of the Terminally Ill Child ; 32. Special Care Considerations for the Dying Child ; 33. Special Care Considerations for the Dying Elderly

"Palliative care patients develop a number of devastating physical, psychosocial, and spiritual problems, and their caregivers suffer severe distress. This book contains the vast majority of what we need to know to be able to help our patients and families. The information is not only up-to-date, but is also provided in an elegant and enjoyable way. Drs. Chochinov and Breitbart have done an outstanding job in updating their highly successful first edition. The second edition of this book is mandatory reading for all of us who deliver care on a daily basis." - Eduardo Bruera, Chair, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center "Psychosocial, existential, and spiritual issues are core factors determining our need to be 'more than symptomatologists' in offering palliative medicine. This comprehensive, well-referenced second edition provides nuanced insights into these challenging opportunities, as we strive to support the transformation of suffering into optimal experience for patients, family members, and caregivers." - Balfour M. Mount, Emeritus Professor of Palliative Medicine, McGill University "Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine will take most readers to new depths and heights in their knowledge and understanding of the neuropsychiatric complications of end-stage disease. Chapters on the demented, the elderly, those with serious chronic mental illness, substance abusers, and the special needs of children (and much more besides) make the Handbook essential reading for those specializing in palliative medicine, and for other healthcare professionals involved in the care of those with advanced progressive disease. Highly recommended." - Robert Twycross, Emeritus Clinical Reader in Palliative Medicine, Oxford University "We wish to envelop our patients in a warm mantle of care. Information on the psychosocial, spiritual and ethical aspects of that care, however, is oft time scattered and disjointed. The second edition of Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine once again delivers, providing us with a rich source of wisdom on psycho-oncology. The editors have brought together a cast of graceful writers who cover the field in a cohesive, elegant fashion. This book's a winner....You'll enjoy it." - Neil MacDonald, Founding Director, McGill Cancer Nutrition-Rehabilitation Program, McGill University "The publication of the first edition of Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine had a major impact because it clearly fulfilled a clinical need. Specialist psychiatrists who are knowledgeable about palliative care are thin on the ground, and though an ideal arrangement would allow face-to-face consultation with a psychiatrist, the availability of such practitioners is limited. This book goes a long way in filling that gap and provides a comprehensive view of the area. The new edition will solidify the place of this book as an essential resource for physicians in palliative medicine and also members of the multidisciplinary team." - G.W. Hanks, Emeritus Professor, Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Bristol "This is a well-organized, thoughtfully written book. The authors include many experts who work at the interface of psychiatry and palliative care. The book is clearly written and summarizes the current state of research in this ever expanding field of study. I would recommend it for anyone interested in learning more about psychiatry in end-of-life care or who is contemplating a career in this area." -Jeffrey Rado, MD, Rush University Medical Center, as reviewed in Doody's

Selling point: An essential resource for all providers of palliative care, including the members of multidisciplinary medical teams Selling point: Addresses new therapeutic modalities, approaches, and research topics Selling point: Written by internationally known psychiatry and palliative care experts Selling point: Fully updated, reorganized, and expanded to include 11 additional chapters new to the second edition

Harvey Max Chochinov is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba and Director of the Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit at CancerCare Manitoba. William Breitbart is Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Chief of Psychiatry Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He is also Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University.

Selling point: An essential resource for all providers of palliative care, including the members of multidisciplinary medical teams Selling point: Addresses new therapeutic modalities, approaches, and research topics Selling point: Written by internationally known psychiatry and palliative care experts Selling point: Fully updated, reorganized, and expanded to include 11 additional chapters new to the second edition