• J Pain Symptom Manage · Apr 2017

    Case Reports

    Collusions between patients and clinicians in end-of-life care: why clarity matters.

    • Friedrich Stiefel, Kenji Nakamura, Takeshi Terui, and Kunihiko Ishitani.
    • Higashi Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan; University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: Frederic.Stiefel@chuv.ch.
    • J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Apr 1; 53 (4): 776-782.

    AbstractCollusion, an unconscious dynamic between patients and clinicians, may provoke strong emotions, unreflected behaviors, and a negative impact on care. Collusions, prevalent in the health care setting, are triggered by situations which signify an unresolved psychological issue relevant for both, patient and clinician. After an introductory definition of collusion, two archetypal situations of collusion-based on material from a regular supervision of a palliative care specialist by a liaison psychiatrist-and means of working through collusion are presented. The theoretical framework of collusion is then described and the conceptual shortcomings of the palliative care literature in this respect discussed, justifying the call for more clarity. Finally, cultural aspects and societal injunctions on the dying, contributing to the development of collusion in end-of-life care, are discussed.Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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