Living with dying : a guide to palliative care /

Takes into account the developments in palliative care, offering advice on the aspects including drug treatment and psychological care. This handbook offers guidelines on bad news and communicating with the patient's relatives. It discusses the ethical issues in palliative care and the spiritua...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Saunders, Cicely M., Dame
Other Authors:	Baines, Mary, Dunlop, R. J. (Robert J.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Edition:	3rd ed.
Series:	Oxford medical publications.
Subjects:	Terminal care. Terminally ill > Psychology. Death > Psychological aspects. Terminal Care > methods Palliative Care > methods Hospice Care > psychology Attitude to Death Palliative treatment. Terminal Care. Soins en phase terminale. Malades en phase terminale > Psychologie. Mort > Aspect psychologique. Death > Psychological aspects Terminal care Terminally ill > Psychology Stervensbegeleiding. Palliatieve behandeling. Terminally ill persons > Care Electronic books.
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Summary:	Takes into account the developments in palliative care, offering advice on the aspects including drug treatment and psychological care. This handbook offers guidelines on bad news and communicating with the patient's relatives. It discusses the ethical issues in palliative care and the spiritual aspects of dying for people of different religions.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 65 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-61) and index.
ISBN:	9780191730009 0191730009