MD Anderson Manual of Psychosocial Oncology

by James D. Duffy, Alan Valentine

Overview

A practical and comprehensive guide to fostering behavioral and emotional health in cancer patients – from one of the world’s leading cancer treatment centers

Reflecting the collective expertise of more than forty contributors, most from the renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center, this manual addresses key psychological and behavioral issues that should be considered when treating cancer patients, including special populations such as children and the elderly.

Coverage includes:

• Communicating with patients and family
• Distress and cancer
• Assessment and management of psychological symptoms, including mood disorders, anxiety, fatigue, substance abuse, and delirium
• Family and cultural issues, including spirituality and religion and supporting the caregiver
• Integrative medicine
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Grief and end-of-life issues, including non-pharmacologic interventions and palliative medicine
• Healthcare professional wellbeing

MD Anderson Handbook of Psychosocial Oncology is designed to be a practical guide for clinicians and allied professionals in the day-to-day practice of psychosocial oncology, which is an essential component of the comprehensive care of cancer patients and their caregivers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071766609
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	12/17/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

James D. Duffy, MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Alan D. Valentine, MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
SECTION I: DISTRESS AND CANCER
1. The Clinical Psycho-oncology Assessment, James D. Duffy
2. Stress and Cancer, Julie K. Allen, Guillermo N. Armaiz-Pena, and Anil K. Sood
3. The Resilient Cancer Patient, Mark D. Gilbert
4. The Clinical Assessment of Distress, Cindy L. Carmack, Patricia A. Parker, and Eileen H. Shinn
SECTION II: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
5. Mood Disorders, Alan D. Valentine
6. Anxiety in Cancer Patients, Anis Rashid
7. Delirium, James D. Duffy and Alan D. Valentine
8. Nicotine Dependence, Maher Karam-Hage and Paul Cinciripini
9. Substance Abuse and Cancer, Kathie Rickman
10. Sexuality and Cancer, Mary K. Hughes
11. Cancer-related Fatigue, Carmen P. Escalante and Ellen F. Manzullo
12. Interface between Psychiatry, Sleep, and Cancer, Mary Rose and Rhonda Robert
13. Psychosocial Approaches to Pain, Diane Novy and Laura M. van Veldhoven
14. Neurobehavioral Side Effects of Cancer and Cancer Therapy, Mariana E. Witgert and Jeffrey S. Wefel
SECTION III: COMMUNICATING WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES
15. Communicating with Patients and Families, Walter F. Baile
SECTION IV: FAMILY AND CULTURAL ISSUES
16. A Model: Supporting the Caregiver through the Crisis of Cancer, Phyddy Tacchi
17. Spirituality and Religion Perspectives on Illness and Suffering, David R. Jenkins
SECTION V: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
18. Children and Cancer, Rhonda Robert and Martha Askins
19. Cancer and the Older Person, Sriram Yennurajalingam
20. Survivorship, Karin Hahn
21. Body Image and Disfigurement, Michelle Fingerette
22. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Benedict Konzen
SECTION VI: INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
23. Integrative Medicine in Cancer Care, Richard Tsong Lee, M. Kay Garcia, M. Alejandro Chaoul, Laura Baynham-Fletcher, Lisa M. Gower, and Lorenzo Cohen
SECTION VII: GRIEF AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES
24. Nonpharmacologic Interventions, Steven Thorney and Debra Sivesind
25. Palliative Medicine and the Cancer Patient, David Hui and Eduardo Bruera
SECTION VIII: HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WELL-BEING
26. Health Care Professional Stress, James D. Duffy, Kenneth Sapire, and M. Alejandro Chaoul
Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Arlenda C Thompson, BSN (University of New Mexico Hospital)
Description: This book explains the psychosocial sequelae patients endure as a result of cancer and its treatment. It describes the benefits and drawbacks of clinicians' approaches to these problems.
Purpose: It is "intended to provide oncology clinicians with a readily accessible clinical resource that will assist them in identifying and addressing the unique psychosociospiritual needs of their patients [as they journey through their challenges and terrors of their illness...]", according to the preface. This is a very real issue with this patient population, and this book meets its objective.
Audience: The authors intend this book for all clinicians treating patients with cancer. It also may be helpful to healthcare providers for other patient populations with difficult diagnoses.
Features: The book discusses matters of coping with diagnosis and treatment of cancer, which can include decision making, providing and receiving prognoses, substance abuse, compliance with treatment, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and pain. The flow charts are very helpful algorithms as a guide for the approach to a problem. The various topics are well thought out, organized, and complete.
Assessment: This is a very helpful guide for continuity of care in addressing these often silent issues with cancer patients. It also will assist in the often difficult conversations that need to take place with these patients, such as poor prognosis, failed treatment, or noncompliance. It compares well to other offerings in the field, Psychosocial Dimensions of Oncology Nursing Care, 2nd edition, Burke, (Oncology Nursing Society, 2009), and Oncology: An Evidence-Based Approach, Chang et al. (Springer, 2005).

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