Awards
- Winner of Shortlisted for the Medicine category of the British Medical Association Book Awards 2019.
Overview
Caring for terminally ill patients and their families is challenging. Patients with life limiting illness require the skills of many professionals but also the support of their community. While most clinicians are comfortable in assessing a broad range of physical problems, it is often the psychosocial issues that prove the most complex. These issues range from psychosocial assessment to the treatment and care of patients with life limiting illnesses. Evaluating emotional, social and spiritual needs, in particular, requires excellent teamwork. This fully-updated and expanded new edition takes a comprehensive look at current practice and provision of psychosocial support as applied to a range of palliative care patients. A number of important areas are covered including community approaches of psychosocial care, neonatal palliative care, the provision of psychosocial care to families, the role of volunteers in supporting palliative care professionals, and the needs of the frail elderly, marginalised patients, and those with dementia.Including multiple case study examples, this highly practical text examines current literature and evidence to demonstrate the best research-based practice in psychosocial care. It is an essential resource for professionals working within hospitals and communities in the fields of medicine, nursing, social work, chaplaincy, counselling, primary care, and mental health.
Full Product Details
Author: Mari Lloyd-Williams (Professor and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Professor and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, University of Liverpool) ,
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.80cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.406kg
ISBN: 9780198806677
ISBN 10: 0198806671
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 29 March 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Psychosocial issues in palliative care: A community based approach for life limiting illness should be at arm's reach on the book shelf of every discerning palliative care professional. * Jason Mills, Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education Newsletter * Case studies bring the subject to life as well as providing practical advice ... despite having been involved in palliative care for more than 20 years I found this book thought-provoking and I have learnt from reading it. * BMA reviewing panel, BMA Medical Book Awards 2019 *
Psychosocial issues in palliative care: A community based approach for life limiting illness should be at arm's reach on the book shelf of every discerning palliative care professional. * Jason Mills, Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education Newsletter *
Author Information
Professor Mari Lloyd-Williams qualified from Leicester University medical school. She was appointed Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer to the University of Leicester Hospitals Trust and LOROs Hospice prior to moving to the University of Liverpool as Consultant and Senior Lecturer. ln 2003 Mari was promoted to a personal chair. She has published over 150 papers and lectures both nationally and internationally and is lead of the highly successful Academic Palliative and Supportive Care Studies Group. Mari has served on several national committees and working parties and lives with her family in North Wales where she enjoys cooking, reading and long walks in the countryside.
