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.

ORIGINAL ARTICLES/ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES

These articles represent well designed quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods research studies that present new information that makes a substantial contribution to the body of knowledge on the subject. Original research manuscript must contain a Title page, an Abstract (with the headings: Objectives, Methods, Results, Significance of Results – 500 word limit) and be organized into the following major sections: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Disclosures and Acknowledgments, and References (word limit 4,000 words not including references, Tables and Figures)

REVIEW

Review articles describe and evaluate previously published material in order to synthesize or describe the state of the science or suggest new approaches or ideas relevant to important topics in psychosocial palliative care. The Journal accepts both systematic and narrative reviews of high quality. Word limit: 5000 words, not including references, tables or figures. An abstract of the same format as an Original Article is required (500 word limit).

CASE REPORTS

Case reports describing a singe case or case series which describes a novel, relevant or unusual presentation of a clinical problem that is important to make the field aware of are accepted for publication. An abstract with the journal standard headings is suggested ( 500 word limit) case Reports have a 1500 word limit excluding references, tables and figures.

PERSONAL ESSAYS

Personal essays are creative original essays by clinicians , researchers, patients or relatives that are compelling personal experiences or insights into clinical practice or the experience of caring for patients in the supportive and palliative care setting (1500 word limit excluding references)

EDITORIALS/GUEST EDITORIALS

Scholarly opinions on scientific, clinical or policy aspects of palliative and supportive care . They can be related to papers which have appeared or currently appear in an issue of Palliative and Supportive Care.No Abstract.(1500 word limit excluding references)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letters to the editor are academically oriented letters commenting on papers appearing in Palliative and Supportive Care 500 word limit, excluding tables or figures.

POETRY

Poems related to the themes of psychosocial existential and spiritual aspects of palliative care. (750 word limit, exceptions made)