| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 382 pages) : portraits |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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:.: Personal stories introducing each section.; New chapter on physical therapy with the dying. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Thanatology.
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Thanatology. |
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Death.
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Death. |
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Bereavement.
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Bereavement. |
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Terminal care.
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Terminal care. |
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Bereavement. |
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Death. |
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Terminal Care. |
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Thanatology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Corless, Inge B.
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Germino, Barbara B.
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Pittman, Mary.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dying, death, and bereavement. 2nd ed. New York, NY : Springer Pub., ©2006 0826126561 9780826126566 (OCoLC)71212905 |
| ISBN |
9780826126542 (electronic book) |
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0826126545 (electronic book) |
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