Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine - Hardcover

Harvey M. Chochinov is at University of Manitoba. William Breitbart is at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

"This is a superb addition to the growing number of excellent textbooks in palliative medicine. The two editors are experts who have contributed a lot of the original literature, and they have written much of the material in this text. The book's 28 chapters cover all the common psychiatric
complications seen in the terminally ill. The text brings together up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative accounts covering a range of issues at the interface of psychiatry and palliative medicine." -- John F. Seely, MD, Annals RCPSC, Vol. 33, No. 6, Sept 2000

"Multiple authoritative contributors provide their expertise in the relatively new field of psychiatric intervention for the dying and for those who love them. The book deserves kudos for not polemicizing any particular point of view. Although touchy issues are discussed openly, no sides are
taken, and the discussion sheds far more light than heat, for a pleasant change. The book is cohesively written and rarely uneven, a remarkable feat in a multiauthor work." -- Mary Hartshorn, MD, JAMA, January 24/31, 2001 - Vol 285, No.4

"The Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine sets out to offer a comprehensive overview of the psychiatric complications of terminal illness for clinicians and other healthcare providers. It achieves this admirably."--International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

"The Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine is an important contribution to the expanding literature in palliative care. It will serve as a useful reference and educational tool for both professional and lay caregivers, as well as for patients and their families."--Journal of Health
Psychology