Dying, Death, and Bereavement,9780826126559

Dying, Death, and Bereavement

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780826126559
ISBN10: 0826126553
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-09-01
Publisher(s): Springer Pub Co
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Summary

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Examines the issues of death and dying as a continuum, from death education and care of the dying, to grief and bereavement. Addresses important issues surrounding dying and bereavement in today's health care and social environment. New to this edition are personal stories introducing each section. Previous edition: c1994.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dame Cicely Saunders vii
Introduction by Inge Corless xiii
Pain by Richard Sabo xvii
Acknowledgment xviii
Part One: The Challenge of Understanding Death
Artists
3(4)
Deborah Holtorf
1 Communicating About Death and Dying
7(18)
Albert Lee Strickland and Lynne Ann DeSpelder
2 Death Education for Children
25(18)
Hannelore Wass
3 Death Education for Adults
43(18)
Charles A. Corr
4 Respecting the Spirituality of the Dying and Bereaved
61(18)
Thomas Attig
Part Two: The Challenge of Dying
The Struggle to End My Father's Life
79(8)
Zelda Foster
5 Dying in the Hospital
87(18)
Patrice O'Connor
6 Dying at Home
105(12)
Barbara B. Germino
7 Stories of the Living Dying: The Hermes Listener
117(28)
Paula G. Baltier
8 Symptom Management for the Terminally Ill
145(36)
Frednca Preston, Stephanie Tang, and Ruth McCorkle
9 Hospice and Palliative Care: A Legacy in the Making
181(20)
Inge Corless and Patrice Nicholas
10 Regulatory Issues in the Care of the Dying
201(20)
Judi Lund Person
Part Three: The Challenges of Grief and Bereavement
I Don't How to Grieve
221(4)
Colleen Corcoran
11 The Bereavement Process: Loss, Grief, and Resolution
225(22)
Joseph T. Mullan, Leonard I. Pearlin, and Marilyn M. Skaff
12 Social Support and Mutual Help for the Bereaved
247(20)
Phyllis R. Silverman
13 Helping Children During Bereavement
267(20)
Elizabeth P. Lamers
14 The Study of Sibling Bereavement Research: An Historical Perspective
287(16)
Betty Davies
15 Loss of a Pet
303(6)
Morris A. Wessel
Part Four: Related Issues
Take Me Home
309(4)
Bin Yao
16 The Role of the Social Worker
313(16)
Zelda Foster and Kay W. Davidson
17 Physical Therapists: Palliative Care Competencies
329(16)
Theresa H. Michel
18 Thanatology: Its End and Future (with Special Reference to Euthanasia)
345(12)
Larry R. Churchill
19 The Future of Palliative Care
357(14)
Derek Doyle
Part Five: In Conclusion
20 Reprise
371(4)
Mary A. Pittman
Index 375

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