Home » Authors » William Breitbart, MD

William Breitbart, MD

Professor and chief of psychiatry service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Attending psychiatrist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Pain & Palliative Care Service, New York, NY

Articles

ARTICLES

The Role of Psychiatry in Palliative Care

February 1, 2013

William Breitbart, MD

William Breitbart, MD Professor and chief of psychiatry service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Attending psychiatrist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Pain & Palliative Care Service, New York, NY Dr. Breitbart has disclosed that he receives income from books he has published. Dr. Balt has reviewed this article and has found no evidence of bias in this educational activity.

Dr. William Breitbart describes how psychiatric palliative care expands the focus beyond pain and physical symptom control to include psychiatric, psychosocial, existential, and spiritual aspects of the end of life.

Carlat Total Access Subscriptions: Get access to every article on the website.

Complete access to every article you search on the website.

Hospital Psychiatry Fact Book, First Edition (2025) - Spiral Bound
This comprehensive guide is designed to be a valuable resource for professionals working in...
READ MORE

General Psychiatry
KarXT (Cobenfy): The Breakthrough Antipsychotic That Could Change Everything
Read More

General Psychiatry
A Scam for Every Woman, Child, and Man: Part 2
1 in 3 Americans were victims of online scams in the past year. Even when you know your patient is being scammed, it is hard to pull them out. We speak with Cathy Wilson about...
Listen now