RT Book, Section A1 Duffy, James D. A2 Duffy, James D. A2 Valentine, Alan D. SR Print(0) ID 1125784849 T1 The Clinical Psycho-oncology Assessment T2 MD Anderson Manual of Psychosocial Oncology YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071624381 LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1125784849 RD 2024/10/06 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.