Understanding End-of-Life Care

This book addresses the psychological, behavioural, emotional, and social issues that arise for cancer patients and their loved ones. It highlights how the existing stigma attached to cancer and associated mental illness constitutes major barriers to optimal psychosocial care of patients.

Autorentext

Suantak Demkhosei Vaiphei is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Woxsen University, Hyderabad. He earned his Ph.D in Psychology specializing in Psycho-oncology. He authors three books: "PROGRAMME YOUR SELF: Powerhouse of Possibilities, Understanding Change, Choosing Wisely (2021)," "The Art of Psycho-Oncology (2024)," and "Psycho-Oncology: Psychological Assessment for Cancer Patients (2024)." His areas of research interest lie in Psycho-Oncology, End-of-Life Care, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Emotional Suffering, and Spiritual Psychotherapy. The author has published fourteen (14) research publications in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and International Peer-Reviewed Journals. He also presented eleven (11) papers at national and international conferences and wrote four (4) book chapters in his academic endeavor.

Inhalt

Prologue 1. Understanding the Concept of Psycho-Oncology 2. Recent Advances and Challenges in Psycho-Oncology 3. Holistic Assessment in palliative End-of-Life Care 4. The Art of Breaking Bad News in palliative End-of-Life Care 5. Psychosocial- Behavioral Factors in Cancer Risk and Survivors 6. Mental Health Challenges Among Adult Cancer Survivors 7. Models of Care in Psycho-Oncology 8. Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Positive Health Outcomes Among Cancer Survivors 9. Understanding Psychological Aspect of Pain and Symptom Management in Terminal Ill Diagnosis. 10. Existential Psychotherapy and Search for Meaning 11. The Alternative Cure: When Cure is Not the Concern in Cancer Care Epilogue