Morgan Nakatani

Journal article J Palliat Med · July 15, 2026 BACKGROUND: Transitions to hospice are challenging for patients, caregivers, and health care teams, yet few studies have examined gaps in care from the perspectives of referring palliative care (PC) clinicians. OBJECTIVES: To identify facilitators and barr ... Full text Link to item Cite

<i>Exit Strategies: Living Lessons from Dying People</i>.

Journal article Journal of palliative medicine · September 2025 Full text Cite

An Initiative to Address Health Disparities: Calls, Advocacy, and Resources for OldEr Adults (CARE).

Journal article J Am Geriatr Soc · July 2025 Goals and components of the Calls, Advocacy, and Resources for OldEr Adults program. ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Psychiatry Resident Physicians Experience Personal and Professional Grief, Burnout and Depression: Results From a National Survey.

Journal article Am J Hosp Palliat Care · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Resident physicians experience personal and professional stressors throughout training. These experiences may increase levels of burnout, depression, and grief. Understanding how these stressors impact trainees is essential for improving wellbe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Diagnosing, Categorizing, and Addressing Fatigue.

Journal article J Palliat Med · March 2025 Fatigue is a multifactorial symptom that is commonly faced by patients with cancer, chronic disease, and other serious illnesses. Fatigue causes suffering across biopsychosocial domains and affects patients and their loved ones. In this article, a consorti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Palliative Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Descriptive Cohort Study.

Journal article J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry · 2025 BACKGROUND: Palliative care (PC) is the standard of care for patients with serious medical illnesses, or those conditions associated with high risk of mortality and negative impact on quality of life (QOL). Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the gold stand ... Full text Link to item Cite

Timing of Palliative Care Consultation Impacts End of Life Care Outcomes in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Journal article J Pain Symptom Manage · October 2024 CONTEXT: Early specialist palliative care (PC) involvement in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) is associated with improved quality of life, less aggressive end of life (EoL) care, and longer survival. As treatment paradigms for NSCLC have evo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mind the Virus: Commentary on "Association of Cognitive Impairment with Chronic Viral Hepatitis Among Older Adults in Taiwan" by Yeh et al.

Journal article The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · February 2024 Full text Cite

Expressive writing to address distress in hospitalized adults with acute myeloid leukemia: a pilot randomized clinical trial.

Journal article J Psychosoc Oncol · 2024 PURPOSE: Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) experience significant distress. Expressive writing is an intervention designed to improve well-being by encouraging expression of emotions related to traumatic experiences. Expressive writing has been sh ... Full text Link to item Cite