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Dying, death, and bereavement : a challenge for living / Inge Corless, Barbara B. Germino, Mary A. Pittman, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : Springer Pub., ©2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (xviii, 382 pages) : portraitsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780826126542
  • 0826126545
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Dying, death, and bereavement.DDC classification:
  • 306.9 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1073 .C464 2006eb
NLM classification:
  • HQ 1073
Online resources:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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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.

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