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Klappentext Palliative care is a rapidly evolving field focused on the management of problems that undermine the quality of life of patients with progressive incurable medical disorders. It is fundamentally concerned with all factors- physical, psychological, social, and spiritual- that contribute tosuffering, and prevent a death with comfort and dignity. Palliative care is a fundamental aspect to good clinical practice, the "parallel universe" to therapies directed at cure or prolongation of life. All clinicians who treat patients with chronic life-threatening diseases are engaged in providingpalliative care, continually attempting to manage complex symptomatology and functional disturbances.The scholarly foundation of palliative care is advancing, and resources are needed to highlight the findings of empirical research. TOPICS IN PALLIATIVE CARE has been designed to meet the need for enhanced communication in this field. To highlight the diversity of concerns in palliative care, eachvolume of the TOPICS IN PALLIATIVE CARE Series is divided into sections that address a range of salient issues: symptom control, psychosocial functioning, spiritual or existential concerns, and ethics. The authors present and evaluate existing data, provide a context drawn from both the clinical andresearch settings, and integrate knowledge in a manner that is both practical and readable. The specific topics in this volume are: Pediatric Palliative Care, Management of Bone Pain, Psychopathology in Patients with Cancer, and Skin Disorders and their Management. Zusammenfassung Covers four topics in the field of palliative care: paediatric palliative care; the management of bone pain; psychopathology in patients with cancer; and skin disorders and their management. The book evaluates existing data and provides a context drawn from both clinical and research settings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section 1: Paediatric Palliative Care 1: Steven J. Weisman: Editor's Note: Pediatric Palliative Care: A Field in Evolution 2: John J. Collins: Focus: Pharmacologic Management of Pediatric Cancer Pain 3: Betty Davies and Rose Steele: Focus: Families in Pediatric Palliative Care 4: Marcia Levetown: Focus: Teatment of Symptoms Other than Pain in Pediatric Palliative Care Section 2: The Management of Bone Pain 1: Russell K. Portenoy: Editor's Note: Bone Pain: Defining the Need for New Approaches 2: Jose Pereira: Introduction: The Management of Bone Pain 3: D. Scott Ernst: Focus: The Role of Biphosphonates and Other Bone Resorption Inhibitors in Metastatic Bone Pain 4: Frank J. Frassica, Deborah Anne Frassica, Steven A. Lietman, Cameron A. Huckell, Edmund Y.S. Chao, and Franklin H. Sim: Focus: Surgical Palliation of Malignant Bone Pain Section 3: Psychopathology in Patients with Cancer 1: William Breitbart: Editor's Note: Psychiatric Disorders in Patients with Progressive Medical Disease. The Importance of Diagnosis 2: Fritz Stiefel, P. Guex, and O. Real del Sarte: Introduction: Psychiatric Disorders in Cancer Patients 3: Maryfrances R. Porter, Dominique L. Musselman, J. Stephen McDaniel, and Charles B. Nemeroff: Focus: From Sadness to Major Depression: Assessment and Management in Patients with Cancer 4: Steven D. Passik and Jennifer L. Hay: Focus: Symptom Control in Patients with Severe Character Pathology Section 4: Skin Disorders and Their Management 1: Eduardo Bruera: Editor's Note: Medical and Psychosocial Implications of Skin Disorders 2: Peter Lloyd Hale and Terence J. Ryan: Introduction: Palliative Care and the Clinical Approach to Disorders of the Skin 3: Paul Walker: Focus: Pathophysiology and Management of Pressure Ulcer 4: Richard S. Tunkel and Phyllis Matcovich: Focus: Lymphedema: Current Treatments and Controversies ...
