MD Anderson Manual of Psychosocial Oncology

A practical, clinician-friendly guide to behavioral and emotional health in cancer patients -- from one of the world's leading cancer treatment centers Manual of Psycho-Social Oncologyprovides healthcare professionals with a readily accessible source of information on the assessment and management of the psychosocial aspects of cancer. Written by an expert from the world renowned MD Anderson Cancer Centers, the book focuses on the practical needs of busy oncology clinicians and includes coverage of issues such as communicating with patients and families dealing with cancer, goals of care, and end-of-life care. Key Points and Critical Highlights boxes throughout the text encapsulate important information.Content you won't find in any other book: Introduction: Distress Among Cancer Patients and Their Families: The Facts; Part I. The Epidemiology and Impact of Distress in Cancer; Chapter One: Whole Patient Care: The Experience of Cancer; Chapter Three: The Consequences of Stress and Cancer: Evaluating Quality of Life, Suffering, and Distress Chapter Four: Assessing distress at the Bedside; Chapter Five: Narrative Approaches to Assessing Distress; Chapter Six: The Standardized Assessment of Distress: Assessment and Management of Psychological Symptoms; Chapter Seven: Depression; Chapter Eight: Anxiety; Chapter Nine: Personality Disorders; Chapter Ten: Substance Abuse; Chapter Eleven: Sexuality; Chapter Twelve: Fatigue; Chapter Thirteen: Demoralization and Despair; Chapter Fourteen: Behavioral Aspects of Brain Tumors; Chapter Fifteen: Behavioral Effects of Immune Therapies; Chapter Sixteen: Communicating with Patients and Families; Chapter Seventeen: Difficult Conversations

Author Profile
James Duffy, MD, is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

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, andAnil K. Sood
3. The Resilient Cancer Patient, Mark D. Gilbert
4. The Clinical Assessment of Distress, Cindy L. Carmack, Patricia A. Parker, andEileen 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 Cancerand 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 Caregiverthrough the Crisis of Cancer, Phyddy Tacchi
17. Spirituality and Religion Perspectiveson 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, andM. Alejandro Chaoul
Index