Citation

Taylor A, Ritchie A, White C. Medicine (Abingdon) 2022; 50(12): 785-788.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Medicine Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.mpmed.2022.09.005

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Psychiatric conditions are common among patients with advanced illness who are referred to palliative care services. They must be diagnosed and managed appropriately to improve supportive and end-of-life care. Psychiatric illness can cause considerable distress to both patients and their families. This brief review considers the prevalence, diagnosis and management of cognitive impairment, delirium, dementia, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation in the individuals known to palliative care. © 2022

Language: en

Keywords

human; cognition; Anxiety; suicide; Review; dementia; quality of life; psychiatry; depression; prevalence; anxiety; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; anticonvulsive agent; neuroleptic agent; terminal care; alternative medicine; haloperidol; palliative therapy; terminally ill patient; benzodiazepine derivative; olanzapine; risperidone; nicotine; emotional stress; delirium; outpatient department; corticosteroid; analgesia; low drug dose; psychosocial withdrawal; metoclopramide; phenothiazine derivative; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; distractibility; Mini Mental State Examination; cerebrospinal fluid; functional status; butyrophenone derivative; palliative; guided imagery; patient health questionnaire; functional neuroimaging; symptom assessment; cognitive behavioral therapy; depression assessment; terminally ill; advance care planning; mindfulness meditation; Confusion Assessment Method; delirium assessment