Citation

Hutcheson S, McMullan DJ, Lundy E, Jackson N, White C. Medicine (Abingdon) 2015; 43(12): 719-721.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Medicine Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.mpmed.2015.09.003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Psychiatric conditions are common among patients with advanced illness who are referred to palliative care services. Psychiatric illness can cause considerable distress to both patients and their families. In order to improve end-of-life care for patients, it is necessary to diagnose psychiatric conditions and treat them appropriately. This brief review considers cognitive impairment, delirium, dementia, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, outlining the prevalence, aetiology, diagnosis and management of these conditions. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; dementia; psychotherapy; psychiatry; suicidal ideation; depression; prevalence; anxiety; Patient Health Questionnaire; mental disease; anticonvulsive agent; antidepressant agent; disease association; neuroleptic agent; cognitive defect; mirtazapine; priority journal; cognitive therapy; health service; opiate; anxiety disorder; panic; psychotropic agent; terminal care; haloperidol; palliative therapy; sepsis; benzodiazepine derivative; olanzapine; risperidone; nicotine; delirium; corticosteroid; managed care; cholinergic receptor blocking agent; duloxetine; sedative agent; DSM-IV; ICD-10; dyspnea; metoclopramide; phenothiazine derivative; Article; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; outcome assessment; butyrophenone derivative; palliative; molecular diagnosis; terminally ill