- Title Pages
- Disclaimer
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Motor Neuron Disease
- Chapter 2 Palliative Care
- Chapter 3a Communication: Breaking the News
- Chapter 3b Decision Making
- Chapter 3c Advance Directives
- Chapter 4a Control of Symptoms: Dyspnoea and Respiratory Symptoms
- Chapter 4b Control of Symptoms: Dysphagia
- Chapter 4c Control of Symptoms: Cognitive Dysfunction
- Chapter 4d Control of Symptoms: Other Symptoms (including depression)
- Chapter 5 Psychosocial Care
- Chapter 6 Spiritual Care
- Chapter 7a Multidisciplinary Care: Physiotherapy
- Chapter 7b Multidisciplinary Care: Occupational Therapy
- Chapter 7c Multidisciplinary Care: Speech and Language Therapy
- Chapter 7d Multidisciplinary Care: Psychology
- Chapter 7e Multidisciplinary Care: Nursing Care
- Chapter 8 International Aspects of Care
- Chapter 9a End of life Care: Ethical Issues
- Chapter 9b End of life Care
- Chapter 10 Bereavement
- Chapter 11a Personal Experiences
- Chapter 11b Personal Experiences
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Index
Psychosocial Care
Psychosocial Care
- Chapter:
- (p.143) Chapter 5 Psychosocial Care
- Source:
- Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Author(s):
Donal Gallagher
Barbara Monroe (Contributor Webpage)
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter discusses psychosocial care, a collective responsibility of everyone working with those affected by ALS. Psychosocial care includes the giving of bad news, respecting and developing coping strategies, and acknowledging fears and maintaining hope. Psychosocial care is the core component of good palliative care; it plays an important role in determining how patients and families respond to the impact of the illness and aids in the coping with the experiences of loss and change as well as in expanding the sense of what is possible.
Keywords: psychosocial care, coping strategies, maintaining hope, fears, loss, change, good palliative care
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- Title Pages
- Disclaimer
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Motor Neuron Disease
- Chapter 2 Palliative Care
- Chapter 3a Communication: Breaking the News
- Chapter 3b Decision Making
- Chapter 3c Advance Directives
- Chapter 4a Control of Symptoms: Dyspnoea and Respiratory Symptoms
- Chapter 4b Control of Symptoms: Dysphagia
- Chapter 4c Control of Symptoms: Cognitive Dysfunction
- Chapter 4d Control of Symptoms: Other Symptoms (including depression)
- Chapter 5 Psychosocial Care
- Chapter 6 Spiritual Care
- Chapter 7a Multidisciplinary Care: Physiotherapy
- Chapter 7b Multidisciplinary Care: Occupational Therapy
- Chapter 7c Multidisciplinary Care: Speech and Language Therapy
- Chapter 7d Multidisciplinary Care: Psychology
- Chapter 7e Multidisciplinary Care: Nursing Care
- Chapter 8 International Aspects of Care
- Chapter 9a End of life Care: Ethical Issues
- Chapter 9b End of life Care
- Chapter 10 Bereavement
- Chapter 11a Personal Experiences
- Chapter 11b Personal Experiences
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Index