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Positive partnerships: palliative care for adults with severe mental health problems
- Author:
- ADDINGTON-HALL Julia
- Publisher:
- National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 34p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Addresses the palliative care needs of adults with pre-existing severe mental health problems who develop life-threatening illness, and those of adults with dementia. Defines palliative care, severe mental illness, and dementia; then discusses mortality in these two groups, the barriers to them receiving palliative care, their needs and how practice can be improved, with special attention to cooperation between different agencies. Examples of good practice are included.