TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Clinical Psycho-oncology Assessment A1 - Duffy, James D. A2 - Duffy, James D. A2 - Valentine, Alan D. PY - 2016 T2 - MD Anderson Manual of Psychosocial Oncology AB - This chapter describes a practical, but comprehensive, approach to the clinical psycho-oncology assessment. Rather than representing a skill set that should be relegated only to mental health professionals, this approach has clinical utility for all oncology clinicians and can be incorporated into the comprehensive clinical assessment of any patient undergoing cancer treatment or evaluation. With practice, the initial psycho-oncology assessment can be seamlessly integrated into oncologic practice and does require the allocation of additional resources or referral to mental health professionals. Rather than experiencing the psycho-oncology assessment as an additional clinical burden, clinicians will discover that insights gained from this approach add valuable insights that enhance both the care of the patient and clinicians' satisfaction with their work. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/06 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1125784849 ER -