Palliative care for the person with a serious mental illness: The need for a partnership approach to care in Australia

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-31

  Bloomer, Melissa J ^a   O'Brien, Anthony P ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care delivery; End of life (EOL); Interprofessional; Mental illness; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DYING; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84876768115     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743291X12Y.0000000033     Document Type: Article

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