Overview

This book is exceptional in that it treats death as it has not yet been treated before. It presents a comprehensive updated overview of what happened to death in the last decades since the taboo against death has been lifted. The book is based on contributions from experts in different disciplines from the US, Europe and Israel, each focused on treating the death situation from a specific point of view. The first part of the book presents death from the viewpoint of various disciplines and concludes with an exceptional discussion of near-death experiences. The second part of the book deals with various more specific issues involved in death. In addition, the book also provides theoretical background and practical guidance for professionals and others concerned with helping dying individuals as well as their families and caretakers.

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Author:   Shulamith Kreitler ,  Gunther Fleck
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.876kg
ISBN:  

9781614707318

ISBN 10:   1614707316
Pages:   369
Publication Date:   01 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

The medical point of view: Is the care for the dying a part of our profession?; The medical needs of the dying; The nursing point of view: With caring, compassion, & competence - Nurses confront dying & death; The psychiatric point of view: Psychiatric aspects of the terminally ill patient; The psychological point of view: The individual facing death & dying; The social work point of view: Dying, bereavement, & coping; The biological & evolutionary point of view: Individual death -- a scourge of living beings or a condition for our existence?

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