This special series on “Integration of Palliative Care and Mental Health Services” is edited by Dr. Alexander Gamble from Stanford University School of Medicine.

Alexander Gamble, MD
Department of Medicine, Section of Palliative Care, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

Dr. Alexander Gamble completed training in combined internal medicine and psychiatry as well as a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine. His practice experience includes care of patients in rural, urban, and suburban settings with a focus on the delivery of high-quality palliative care informed by the holistic biopsychosocial perspective of his combined training background. In addition to teaching learners from a variety of disciplines and training levels, he has written and lectured nationally on topics within Palliative Care and at the interface of mental health and hospice & palliative medicine.

In his present role within the Palliative Care Section at Stanford University, Dr. Gamble works as part of the interdisciplinary teams on both the inpatient consultation service as well as the outpatient clinic, while continuing to pursue his interests in program development, education, and the integration of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic tools and concepts into the practice of palliative care.

Series outline:

1. Introduction to series & authors
2. PTSD and trauma-informed care
3. Catatonia in the medically ill and dying
4. Suicide risk assessment
5. Prolonged grief disorder
6. Anxiety due to general medical condition
7. Therapies and therapeutic techniques for non-specialist management of patients with borderline personality disorder in the setting of serious medical illness
8. Considerations of psychotropic receptor profiles for de-prescribing and rational polypharmacy
9. Ketamine in palliative care
10. Therapy modalities relevant to hospice and palliative care
11. Acceptance and commitment therapy at end of life

Disclosure:
The series “Integration of Palliative Care and Mental Health Services” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Alexander Gamble is serving as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.