Clare O'Callaghan

Strong emotional reactions for doctors working in palliative care: Causes, management and impact. A qualitative study

Daniel John Hubik, Clare O'Callaghan, Justin Dwyer

Journal article  |  2021  |  PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY

OBJECTIVE: Doctors working in palliative care services are exposed to challenging emotional environments almost daily. Strong-emot..

Unmet spiritual needs in palliative care: psychometrics of a screening checklist.

Natasha G Michael, Irene Bobevski, Ekavi Georgousopoulou, Clare C O'Callaghan, Josephine M Clayton, Davinia Seah, David Kissane

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Support Palliat Care

BACKGROUND: While studies in palliative care use measures of spirituality and religious belief, there have been few validation stu..

The cancer care observation: an empathy training experience

Justin Dwyer, Clare O'Callaghan, Margaret Ross

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVE: A 'cancer care observation' (CCO) empathy training is described. This study examined psychiatry trainees' experience of..

Experience of Music Used With Psychedelic Therapy: A Rapid Review and Implications

Clare O'Callaghan, Daniel J Hubik, Justin Dwyer, Martin Williams, Margaret Ross

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF MUSIC THERAPY

Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music emerged following discontinuation of psychedelic therapy research in the early 1970s, but..

Spirituality and religiosity in a palliative medicine population: mixed-methods study.

Clare C O'Callaghan, Ekavi Georgousopoulou, Davinia Seah, Josephine M Clayton, David Kissane, Natasha Michael

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Support Palliat Care

BACKGROUND: Spiritual care allows palliative care patients to gain a sense of purpose, meaning and connectedness to the sacred or ..

Nature-based supportive care opportunities: a conceptual framework

Sarah Blaschke, Clare C O'Callaghan, Penelope Schofield

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE

OBJECTIVE: Given preliminary evidence for positive health outcomes related to contact with nature for cancer populations, research..

"Art on Behalf": Introducing an accessible art therapy approach used in palliative care

Claire Ganzon, Clare O'Callaghan, Justin Dwyer

Journal article  |  2020  |  ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY

Patients' and Caregivers' Contested Perspectives on Spiritual Care for Those Affected by Advanced Illnesses: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Clare O'Callaghan, Joanne Brooker, William de Silva, David Glenister, Adelaide Melia, Xavier Symons, David Kissane, Natasha Michael

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

CONTEXT: Spiritual care refers to practices and rituals addressing spiritual/religious concerns. It supports coping with loss and ..

Palliative Caregivers' Spirituality, Views About Spiritual Care, and Associations With Spiritual Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Study

Clare O'Callaghan, Davinia Seah, Josephine M Clayton, Martina Welz, David Kissane, Ekavi N Georgousopoulou, Natasha Michael

Journal article  |  2019  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: Spiritual care is integral to palliative care. It engenders a sense of purpose, meaning, and connectedness to the sacr..

Characteristics of patients with cancer who die by suicide: Coronial case series in an Australian state

Justin Dwyer, Jeremy Dwyer, Richard Hiscock, Clare O'Callaghan, Keryn Taylor, Margaret Ross, Lyndal Bugeja, Jennifer Philip

Journal article  |  2019  |  PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY

OBJECTIVE: Suicide rates are elevated in epidemiological studies, but extrapolating population level data to the individual patien..