What are the top empirically supported behavioral health interventions for palliative care patients who are dealing with depression and anxiety?
Dear Jocelyn,
Pastoral care in the palliative stage focuses on hope, hope in many form. here are som paper relative to your question:
Article Depression and anxiety in palliative care inpatients compare...
Article A randomised, multicentre clinical trial of specialised pall...
Article Hope, Symptoms, and Palliative Care: Do Symptoms Influence Hope?
There is also a growing body of evidence on the use of mindfulness based techniques and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for depression in patients with cancer. A recent systematic review indicated promising results.
There is also a growing body of evidence on the use of mindfulness based techniques and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for depression in patients with cancer. A recent systematic review indicated promising results.
Dear Jane,
When you are in palliative care is it not time then to focus on being prepared for a death without regrets. Hope for something better after this life is much more important than any technique to reduce certain symptoms. Depression and anxiety deepen our understanding of this life, help us to long for an other form of energy than that of a sick body, which is not only a bad thing since is forces us to mature spiritually.
A well-designed placebo-controlled trial of a single dose of psilocybin, given under well-controlled conditions to advanced-stage cancer patients, found a significant reduction in anxiety at 1 and 3 months after treatment (Arch Gen Psychiatry 2011;68(1):71-78). A follow up study has been completed, but the results are not yet available (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00302744?term=psilocybin&rank=7)
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