End-of-Life Issues, Grief, and Bereavement: What Clinicians Need to Know

Contributors v

Preface vii

1 Introduction to End-of-Life Care for Mental Health Professionals 1
Julia E. Kasl-Godley

2 Trajectories of Chronic Illnesses 26
Michelle S. Gabriel

3 The Cultural Context of Spirituality and Meaning 43
E. Alessandra Strada

4 Working With Family Caregivers of Persons With Terminal Illness 64
David B. Feldman and Jasmin Llamas

5 Serious Mental Illness 85
Julia E. Kasl-Godley

6 Advance Care Planning 116
Michelle S. Gabriel and Sheila Kennedy

7 Pharmacologic Management of Pain 128
W. Nat Timmins

8 Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain and Symptom Management 148
Stephanie C. Wallio and Robert K. Twillman

9 Grief and Bereavement Care 168
Shirley Otis-Green

10 Complicated Grief 181
E. Alessandra Strada

11 Health-Care Teams 201
Julia E. Kasl-Godley and Donna Kwilosz

12 End-of-Life Care in Long-Term Care Settings 229
Mary M. Lewis

13 Advocating for Policy Change: The Role of Mental Health Providers 252
Robert K. Twillman and Mary M. Lewis

14 Physician-Assisted Suicide in the United States: Issues, Challenges, Roles, and Implications for Clinicians 263
Silvia Sara Canetto

15 Creating Ethics Conversations in Community 285
Malham M. Wakin

16 Professional Self-Care 294
E. Alessandra Strada

17 Embracing the Existential Invitation to Examine Care at the End of Life 310
Shirley Otis-Green

Author Index 325

Subject Index 335