TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hospice & Palliative Medicine A1 - Reitschuler-Cross, Eva B. A1 - Arnold, Robert M. A2 - South-Paul, Jeannette E. A2 - Matheny, Samuel C. A2 - Lewis, Evelyn L. Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 5e AB - Patients with life-limiting, advanced illnesses need excellent symptom management, psychosocial and spiritual support, and guidance with decision making. Palliative care is a rapidly growing field that is meeting these needs in inpatient and outpatient settings. In addition, many providers of both general and specialty care embrace the philosophy of palliative care and incorporate its core principles into their practice. Whereas palliative care might be appropriate for patients of all stages of a life-limiting illness, hospice care is appropriate for patients in the terminal stage of their illnesses. Interdisciplinary team work is a core principle of palliative care and hospice, building on the expertise of clinicians, nurses, mental health providers, chaplains, social workers, and other care providers. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173719793 ER -