Palliative-Behavioral Health Collaborations Benefit Patients with Serious Mental Illnesses
12/17/23 at 04:00 AM
Palliative-Behavioral Health Collaborations Benefit Patients with Serious Mental Illnesses
Palliative Care News
December 15, 2023
Palliative care providers have opportunities to bridge gaps of unmet needs among patients who have serious mental illnesses and their families. ... Building up community-based palliative and mental health care collaborations will be crucial to supporting a growing population of seniors with SMIs with complex needs, he [Dr. Andrew Esch, palliative care physician and senior education advisor at the Center to Advance Palliative Care] said. ... Some of the most common SMIs among seniors include bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder and post traumatic stress and major depression, among others.