Psychosocial issues have been seen as minor in medicine despite the importance for holistic medical
care involving emotional, spiritual and psychological domains. Most patients with chronic conditions
have complex and complicated psychosocial needs especially when dealing children with life limiting
conditions. These needs have a dynamic extension to patients’ care as their impact can also affect the
extended family members. Across the trajectory of the illnesses, the pattern of psychosocial needs
changes and, this demands attending physicians to perform accurate psychosocial assessment and
understanding issues from patients and caregivers perspective. Non-judgmental decision making
is essential to avoid friction and misunderstanding between the healthcare providers and caregivers
especially during the consultative process. Resolving psychosocial issue may involve various techniques
from moral support, bridging the services to helping the family, counseling on relationship issues and
many other areas. There is a need to equip healthcare workers with different skills in order to deliver a
better psychosocial care and input even after the bereavement period.