Palliative care in severe mental illnesses

Abstract

Abstract In this editorial, we highlight the interaction between patients who are diagnosed with severe mental illness and their treatment within palliative care, a clinical area of specialized focus which has a multitude of complex impacts on affected patients, their (chosen) family members and caregivers, as well as the healthcare professionals who are caring for them.

Keywords

• Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
• Mental Health
• Palliative Care
• Psychiatry
• Psychosocial Functioning