Management of Clinical Depression and Anxiety Psycho Oncology Care Series

Management of Clinical Depression and Anxiety provides a brief set of clinical guidelines for handling clinical depression and anxiety in cancer patients. Using a practical toolkit format, this volume covers a variety of topics including: assessment methods, treatment methods, psychiatric emergencies and disorders, policies, service and ethical issues, confidentiality, and communication issues. Self-assessment quizzes round out each chapter, and the volume concludes with an appendix of patient screening tools. Part of the Psycho-oncology Care: Companion Guides for Clinicians series, this highly readable, concise pocket guide is an ideal resource for oncology clinicians and mental health professionals training in psycho-oncology to use as a quick reference in everyday practice.

Maggie Watson, PhD Royal Marsden NHS Trust Research Department of Clinical, Health and Educational Psychology University College London London, UK David W. Kissane, MD Department of Psychiatry Monash University Monash Medical Centre and Szalmuk Family Psycho-Oncology Unit Cabrini Medical Centre Melbourne, Australia