| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
End-of-life care : a series
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End-of-life care.
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| Note |
Translation from German. |
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Translation of: Hinübergehen : was beim Sterben geschieht. 2014. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Dying and the transformation of perception -- The three stages of transition and dignity -- What is primordial fear? The I dies into a thou -- Other hearing : beyond space and time -- Metaphors of transition -- The sites of transition : fear, struggle, acceptance, family processes, maturation -- Dying with dignity : indication-oriented end-of-life care. |
| Summary |
A critical success in Europe, this book offers a process-based, patient-centered approach to palliative care that substantiates an indication-oriented treatment and radical reconsideration of our transition to death. Drawing on decades of work with terminally ill cancer patients and a trove of research into near-death experiences, Monika Renz encourages practitioners to not only safeguard patients' dignity as they die but also take stock of their verbal, nonverbal, and metaphorical cues as they progress, helping to personalize treatment and realize a more peaceful death. Renz divides dying int. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Death -- Psychological aspects. |
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Terminally ill -- Psychology.
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Terminally ill -- Psychology. |
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Terminal care -- Psychological aspects.
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Terminal care -- Psychological aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Kyburz, Mark, translator.
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Peck, John, translator.
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| Added Title |
Hinübergehen. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2015182038
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| ISBN |
9780231540230 electronic book |
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023154023X electronic book |
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9780231170888 |
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0231170882 |
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