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Dying, death, and bereavement : a challenge for living /

In this multidisciplinary guide on the important issues surrounding dying and bereavement in today's health care and social environment, the contributions examine the issues of death and dying as a continuum, from death education and care of the dying to grief and bereavement. Features Include:...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Corless, Inge B., Germino, Barbara B., Pittman, Mary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer Pub., ©2006.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. The challenge of understanding death
  • Artists / Deborah Holtorf
  • 1. Communicating about death and dying / Albert Lee Strickland, Lynne Ann DeSpelder
  • 2. Death education for children / Hannelore Wass
  • 3. Death education for adults / Charles A. Corr
  • 4. Respecting the spiritual beliefs of the dying and bereaved / Thomas Attig
  • pt. 2. The challenge of dying
  • The struggle to end my father's life / Zelda Foster
  • 5. Dying in the hospital / Patrice O'Connor
  • 6. Dying at home / Barbara B. Germino
  • 7. Stories of the living dying : the Hermes listener / Paula G. Balber
  • 8. Symptom management for the terminally ill / Fredrica Preston, Stephanie Tang, Ruth McCorkle
  • 9. Hospice and palliative care : a legacy in the making / Inge Corless, Patrice Nicholas
  • 10. Regulatory issues in the care of the dying / Judi Lund Person
  • pt. 3. The challenges of grief and bereavement
  • I don't know how to grieve / Colleen Corcoran
  • 11. The bereavement process : loss, grief, and resolution / Joseph t. Mullan, Leonard I. Pearlin, Marilyn M. Skaff
  • 12. Social support and mutual help for the bereaved / Phyllis R. Silverman
  • 13. Helping children during bereavement / Elizabeth P. Lamers
  • 14. The study of sibling bereavement research : an historical perspective / Betty Davies
  • 15. Loss of a pet / Morris A. Wessel
  • pt. 4. Related issues
  • Take me home / Bin Yao
  • 16. The role of the social worker / Zelda Foster, Kay W. Davidson
  • 17. Physical therapists : palliative care competencies / Theresa H. Michel
  • 18. Thanatology : its end and future (with special reference to euthanasia) / Larry R. Churchill
  • 19. The future of palliative care / Derek Doyle
  • pt. 5. In conclusion
  • Reprise / Mary A. Pittman.