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Psychological Issues in Palliative Care: Elissa Kozlov and Des Azizoddin

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary In our podcast with palliative care pioneer Susan Block , she identified the psychological/psychiatric aspects of palliative care as the biggest are of need for improvement. She began by asking, “Raise your hand if you think there is a psychological component to cancer pain.” That rings true to me.

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Psychological Trauma Can Worsen Symptom Burden at End-of-Life

Hospice News

The post Psychological Trauma Can Worsen Symptom Burden at End-of-Life appeared first on Hospice News. While trauma-informed care can make a difference, applying existing interventions may be limited by someone’s life expectancy or symptom burden and competing health and social priorities.”

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Understanding the Psychology of Caregivers

Home Care Pulse

Understanding the Psychology of Caregivers Wednesday, June 29th , 2022. Join Amber Monroe, Director of Customer Success at Home Care Pulse, and Nikki Holles, VP of HR at Right at Home, as they share how to navigate workforce shortages by understanding the mindset of a caregiver and the psychology behind their behaviors, needs, and wants.

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The Psychological Effect of a Hospital Stay on Seniors

Caring Senior Service

If you are caring for a senior after a hospital stay, here are some of the psychological effects to be aware of. In fact, a 2012 study from Neurology suggested that the risk for cognitive declines more than doubles for seniors after a hospital stay.

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Virtual Reality Palliative Care Improves Pain, Symptom Management Among Cancer Patients

Hospice News

We found that VR-assisted relaxation outperforms traditional relaxation in terms of physical and psychological symptom management in palliative care,” Woo told Palliative Care News in an email. The VR experience can activate psychological mechanisms such as self-determination and restoration, according to Woo.

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Naturopath’s Potential in Palliative Care

Hospice News

There’s an interplay of psychology, spirituality, well-being, culture and seeing pain as not just physical but having multidimensional aspects. Naturopathic medicine can also include psychological support and counseling. There are different aspects of suffering that can influence and aggravate one another.”

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Mental Health and Worship: Relating Faith and Psychology Part 3

The Chaplain's Report

This is still about worship and word, but we need to talk frankly about how worship and word have generally failed to address emotional and psychological distress well and how we can do better. I’m not saying that your sermon should become a TED talk or psychotherapeutic intervention.

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