Psicología y fin de vida

  • Mª Pilar Barreto
  • Mª del Carmen Soler
Palabras clave: Palliative Care, End of Life, Psychologist Role, Assessment, Intervention

Resumen

The aim of this work is to describe the main contributions of psychology to the field of End of Life Care. After basic questions that must be considered by all the interdisciplinary team, we put forth principles and tools for assessment and intervention strategies. We emphasize both the preventive and clinical role of Psychologists. We also consider counselling as the necessary frame for assessment and intervention. Moreover, specific strategies for concrete problems such as anxiety and depression are given. It is evident that psychology has an important role in this field; nevertheless, its recent involvement implies that more development of contributions is necessary. Further, we need to seek additional evidence regarding efficacy and efficiency of same.

Descargas

Los datos de descargas todavía no están disponibles.

Descarga artículo

Crossmark

Métricas

Publicado
2003-01-01
Cómo citar
Barreto M. P. . y Soler M. d. C. . (2003). Psicología y fin de vida. Psicooncología, 1, 135-146. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/PSIC/article/view/PSIC0303110135A
Sección
Artículos