Full Description
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. This book features contributions from experts designed to help clinicians review, anticipate and respond to emotional issues that often arise in the context of treating older cancer patients. Cross-references, succinct tables and figures make this concise reference easy to use. Geriatric Psycho-Oncology is an ideal resource for helping oncologists and nurses recognize when it may be best to refer patients to their mental health colleagues and for those who are establishing or adding psychosocial components to existing clinics.
Contents
Section 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 ; Section II. Psychiatric Emergencies and Disorders ; 4. Psychiatric Emergencies ; 5. Cognitive Disorders and Delirium ; 6. Depressive Spectrum Disorders ; 7. Anxiety ; 8. Substance Abuse Disorders in Older Adults with Chronic Cancer Pain ; 9. Personality Disorders in Older Cancer Patients ; Section III. Physical Symptom Management ; 10. Fatigue ; 11. Pain ; 12. Sexual Dysfunction ; Section 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 ; Section V. Issues Specific to Common Cancer Site ; 18. Prostate Cancer ; 19. Breast Cancer ; 20. Lung Cancer ; 21. Colon Cancer ; 22. Lymphoma and Leukemia ; Appendix: National Resources
