ArticleJournal of pain and symptom management2024
Mental Health Integration and Delivery in the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Setting: A National Survey of Clinicians.
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- Behavioral health as a palliative care priority in long-term services and supports: A cross-sectional study of staff.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Staff-Identified Palliative Care Needs Among Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): A Survey Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2025Article
- Ecological Momentary Assessment in Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study of Patient and Clinician Perspectives.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2025Article
- Primary Mental Health Competencies for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physicians: A Delphi Study.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2025Article
- Integrating Psychotherapeutic Concepts to Enhance Serious Illness Communication: Assessment of a Model Curriculum.Journal of palliative medicine · 2025Article
- Mind the Gap: Understanding Palliative Care Clinician Attitudes Toward Mental Health Training.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2025Article
- Understanding the Behavioral Health Needs of Hospice Patients and Their Family Caregivers: Perspectives of Hospice Medical Directors.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2025Article
- Clinician Perspectives on Palliative Care for Older Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses: A Multisite Qualitative Study.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2025Article
- Realizing the Imperative: The Future of Mental Health and Palliative Care Integration.Journal of palliative medicine · 2025Article
- Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About the Psychiatric Manifestations of Nonpsychiatric Serious Illness and Treatments.Journal of palliative medicine · 2024Article
- Predictors and Outcomes of Mental Health Conditions Among Patients with Colorectal Cancer.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2024Article
- Palliative Care Psychiatry: Building Synergy Across the Spectrum.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
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Abstract
contextMental health comorbidities among individuals with serious illness are prevalent and negatively impact outcomes. Mental healthcare is a core domain of palliative care, but little is known about the experiences of palliative care clinicians delivering such care.
objectivesThis national survey aimed to characterize the frequency with which palliative care providers encounter and manage common psychiatric comorbidities, evaluate the degree of mental health integration in their practice settings, and prioritize strategies to meet the mental health needs of palliative care patients.
methodsA e-survey distributed to the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine membership.
resultsSeven hundred eight palliative care clinicians (predominantly physicians) were included in the analysis. Mood, anxiety, and neurocognitive disorders were frequently encountered comorbidities that many respondents felt comfortable managing. Respondents felt less comfortable with other psychiatric comorbidities. Eighty percent of respondents noted that patients' mental health status impacted their comfort delivering general palliative care at least some of the time. Mental health screening tool use varied and access to specialist referral or to integrated psychiatrists/psychologists was low. Respondents were unsatisfied with mental health training opportunities.
conclusionPalliative care clinicians play a crucial role in addressing mental health comorbidities, but gaps exist in care. Integrated mental health care models, streamlined referral systems, and increased training opportunities can improve mental healthcare for patients with serious illness.
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