Psycho-oncology has a central place in palliative care and has become established internationally as a specialist field within medicine. It represents an integrative and patient-oriented treatment approach that focuses on both quality of life and the psychosocial needs of patients and their families. This book is the first standard clinical work to present current findings in psycho-oncology in the care of patients in palliative treatment situations. The renowned authors discuss specific disease situations in a practical manner and provide general advice on collaboration within a multiprofessional team.

Prof. Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf is Director of the Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology at Leipzig University Hospital. Dr. Antje Lehmann-Laue is head of Medical Psychology at Leipzig University Hospital. Dr. Annina Seiler works as a clinical psychologist in the Department of Consultant Psychiatry and Psychosomatics at Zurich University Hospital. Prof. Josef Jenewein is the Director of the Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy at Graz University Hospital.