Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About the Psychiatric Manifestations of Nonpsychiatric Serious Illness and Treatments.

TitleTop Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About the Psychiatric Manifestations of Nonpsychiatric Serious Illness and Treatments.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2024
AuthorsRobbins-Welty GA, Riordan PA, Shalev D, Chammas D, Noufi P, Brenner KO, Briscoe J, Rosa WE, Webb JA
JournalJ Palliat Med
Volume27
Issue12
Pagination1657-1665
Date Published2024 Dec
ISSN1557-7740
KeywordsAdult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Comorbidity, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders, Middle Aged, Palliative Care, Quality of Life
Abstract

Mental health issues are widespread and significant among individuals with serious illness. Among patients receiving palliative care (PC), psychiatric comorbidities are common and impact patient quality of life. Despite their prevalence, PC clinicians face challenges in effectively addressing the intricate relationship between medical and psychiatric disorders due to their complex, intertwined and bidirectionally influential nature. This article, created collaboratively with a team of psychiatric-palliative care experts, is the second in a two-part series examining the bidirectional relationship between medical and psychiatric illness in PC. This article explores 10 prevalent psychiatric manifestations associated with severe illness and its treatment. Building upon the first article, which focused on 10 common physical manifestations of psychiatric illness among patients receiving PC, these two articles advocate for an integrated approach to PC that prioritizes mental and emotional wellbeing across the continuum of serious illness.

DOI10.1089/jpm.2024.0135
Alternate JournalJ Palliat Med
PubMed ID38727571
PubMed Central IDPMC11971598
Grant ListP30 CA008748 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States