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Geriatric Psycho-Oncology : A Quick Reference on the Psychosocial Dimensions of Cancer Symptom Management.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: APOS Clinical Reference Handbooks SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (225 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199361472
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Geriatric Psycho-OncologyDDC classification:
  • 618.97/69940019
LOC classification:
  • RC281.A34.G475 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Series -- Geriatric Psycho-Oncology -- Contents -- I Screening and Interventions -- 1 Psychosocial Screening Instruments for Older Cancer Patients -- 2 Functional Assessment for Older Adults with Cancer -- 3 Psychosocial Interventions for Older Cancer Patients -- II Psychiatric Emergencies and Disorders -- 4 Psychiatric Emergencies -- 5 Cognitive Disorders and Delirium -- 6 Depressive Spectrum Disorders and Grief -- 7 Anxiety Disorders -- 8 Substance-Use Disorders in Older Adults with Chronic Cancer Pain -- 9 Personality Disorders in Older Cancer Patients -- III Physical Symptom Management -- 10 Fatigue -- 11 Pain -- 12 Sexual Dysfunction -- IV Special Considerations in Psychosocial Issues in Older Patients with Cancer -- 13 Communicating with Older Cancer Patients -- 14 Demoralization, Despair, and Existential Concerns -- 15 Caregiver Burden -- 16 Advance Directives -- 17 Psychosocial Issues in Elderly Minority Population -- V Issues Specific to Common Cancer Sites -- 18 Prostate Cancer -- 19 Psychosocial Issues Specific to Breast Cancer -- 20 Lung Cancer -- 21 Colorectal Cancer -- 22 Leukemia and Lymphoma -- Appendix: National Resources -- Index.
Summary: Geriatric Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of older adults living with cancer and their families. Chapters cover a wide range of topics including screening tools and interventions, psychiatric emergencies and disorders, physical symptom management, communication issues, and issues specific to common cancer sites. A resource section is appended to provide information on national services and programs.
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Cover -- Series -- Geriatric Psycho-Oncology -- Contents -- I Screening and Interventions -- 1 Psychosocial Screening Instruments for Older Cancer Patients -- 2 Functional Assessment for Older Adults with Cancer -- 3 Psychosocial Interventions for Older Cancer Patients -- II Psychiatric Emergencies and Disorders -- 4 Psychiatric Emergencies -- 5 Cognitive Disorders and Delirium -- 6 Depressive Spectrum Disorders and Grief -- 7 Anxiety Disorders -- 8 Substance-Use Disorders in Older Adults with Chronic Cancer Pain -- 9 Personality Disorders in Older Cancer Patients -- III Physical Symptom Management -- 10 Fatigue -- 11 Pain -- 12 Sexual Dysfunction -- IV Special Considerations in Psychosocial Issues in Older Patients with Cancer -- 13 Communicating with Older Cancer Patients -- 14 Demoralization, Despair, and Existential Concerns -- 15 Caregiver Burden -- 16 Advance Directives -- 17 Psychosocial Issues in Elderly Minority Population -- V Issues Specific to Common Cancer Sites -- 18 Prostate Cancer -- 19 Psychosocial Issues Specific to Breast Cancer -- 20 Lung Cancer -- 21 Colorectal Cancer -- 22 Leukemia and Lymphoma -- Appendix: National Resources -- Index.

Geriatric Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of older adults living with cancer and their families. Chapters cover a wide range of topics including screening tools and interventions, psychiatric emergencies and disorders, physical symptom management, communication issues, and issues specific to common cancer sites. A resource section is appended to provide information on national services and programs.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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