Aims and Scope
Palliative & Supportive Care publishes papers on the psychiatric, psychosocial, spiritual, existential, ethical, philosophical, and humanities aspects of palliative and supportive care. Papers on psychiatric disorders and their management in the palliative care setting, including but not limited to depression, delirium, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder and bereavement are invited. Evolving constructs of particular relevance to the interface of psychiatry/psychology and palliative medicine, such as demoralization, meaning, dignity, hopelessness, will to live, suffering, and developmental growth at the end of life are also a major focus of this journal. Research focusing on these issues, including epidemiology, diagnostic screening, assessment, management, and intervention drug and psychotherapy trials, are also addressed. In addition, the journal provides a forum for the study of psychosocial and sociocultural matters such as caregiver burden, health care provider burnout, counseling interventions, the impact of psychosocial factors related to pain and physical symptom control, and communication issues.
Article Types Accepted
- Original Articles*
- Review Articles*
- Case Reports*
- Personal Essays**
- Editorial / Guest Editorial**
- Letters to the Editor**
- Poetry**
* All or part of the publication costs for these article types may be covered by one of the agreements Cambridge University Press has made to support open access. For authors not covered by an agreement, and without APC funding, please see this journal's open access options for instructions on how to request an APC waiver.
** No APCs are required for these article types.