The management of family conflict in palliative care

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-45

  Lichtenthal, Wendy G ^a   Kissane, David W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Family conflict; Family focused grief therapy; Management; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY STRESS; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 49749112412     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992608X296914     Document Type: Review

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