Vol 15, No 4 (July 31, 2026): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Editorial

Introduction to the special series: multidisciplinary and holistic palliative care
Eva Oldenburger
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Original Article | Psychiatric, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Acceptance of the dying process and other risk factors for terminal hyperactive delirium in cancer patients: a multicenter cohort subanalysis
Keisuke Ishizuka, Tomofumi Miura, Emi Kubo, Isseki Maeda, Naosuke Yokomichi, Takashi Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Otani, Tatsuya Morita, Takumi Taniguchi, Masanori Mori; East-Asian Collaborative Cross-Cultural Study to Elucidate the Dying Process (EASED) Investigators
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Original Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Disparities in palliative care utilization among patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure in the United States: a retrospective analysis
Rahul Chikatimalla, Carol Singh, Anya Khurana, Saniya Jiwani, Aalam Sohal, Mohanad Al-Qaisi, Nilofar Najafian
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Original Article | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Association between moral distress and burnout syndrome at a Palliative Care Unit in federal district—Brazil
Andrea Maria Praciano Job, Helton Saulo Bezerra dos Santos, Sérgio Rogério de Araújo Mendes Filho, Alfredo Nicodemos da Cruz Santana
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Brief Report | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Palliative care specialists infrequently discuss driving safety with their patients with cancer when prescribing opioids
Patricia S. Bramati, Daniel Gilbey, Stephen Nkeonye, Alexandra Cooper, Eduardo Bruera
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Palliative care involvement in solid organ transplant: a narrative review
Zaheera Lukman, Maisha T. Robinson, Molly M. Kilpatrick
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Review Article | Psychiatric, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

A systematic review of psychotherapy for persons receiving palliative and hospice care, their caregivers, and patient-caregiver dyads
David A. Deemer, Allison J. Applebaum, Joo-Young Lee, Nicholas Safian, Gabrielle E. Milner, Mikayla G. Wexler, Gloria Willson, Shahla Baharlou
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Review Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Operational phenotyping for chronic low back pain: a narrative review and methodology for developing routing and escalation pathways across spine care
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Matthias Pumberger, Friederike Schomig, Biswadjiet Sanjay Harhangi, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Morgan P. Lorio
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Review Article | Ethics and Policy in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

The right to function at end of life: aligning advance care planning with palliative rehabilitation
Christopher M. Wilson, Ann M. Henshaw, Mark C. Navin
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Role of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for metastatic cancer patients beyond the traditional oligometastatic setting: a narrative review for an evolving concept
Raquel Ciervide, Mercedes López, Ovidio Hernando, Ángel Montero, Rafael García
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Review Article | Psychiatric, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Prolonged grief disorder in end-of-life care: current literature and future directions
Pelin Sila Gelmez, Ayala Sara Licht-Handler, Rahel Naef, Chenchen Lin, Clare Killikelly
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Hypnosis and bleeding disorders: a narrative review—with a focus on hemophilia
Jessie Porzi, Amandine Berner, Matteo Coen
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Metastasis-directed therapy in oligoprogressive prostate cancer: current evidence and future directions
Jarey H. Wang, Daniel Huang, Emmanuel Jnr Amoateng, Asha Tipirneni, Hong Zhang, Kevin Bylund, Michael Cummings, Phuoc T. Tran, Matthew P. Deek, Philip A. Sutera
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Message From the Editor-in-Chief | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

The impact of religion and spirituality on medical decision making by patients at the end of life
Charles B. Simone II
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