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 2024/04/18
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.