Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness
Author:   Joanne Lynn (, Director, Center to Improve Care of the Dying (CIDC), George Washington Medical School, Washington, DC, USA) ,  Janice Lynch Schuster (Senior Writer, Senior Writer, Riva, MDAltarum Institute, Pennsylvania, USA) ,  Joan Harrold (Medical Director/Vice President of Medical Services, Medical Director/Vice President of Medical Services, Hospice of Lancaster County, Washington DC, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
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9780199744565


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   16 June 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Joanne Lynn (, Director, Center to Improve Care of the Dying (CIDC), George Washington Medical School, Washington, DC, USA) ,  Janice Lynch Schuster (Senior Writer, Senior Writer, Riva, MDAltarum Institute, Pennsylvania, USA) ,  Joan Harrold (Medical Director/Vice President of Medical Services, Medical Director/Vice President of Medical Services, Hospice of Lancaster County, Washington DC, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780199744565


ISBN 10:   0199744564
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   16 June 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Living with serious illness Chapter 2: Enduring and changing Chapter 3: Finding meaning Chapter 4: Helping families make decisions and give care Chapter 5: Getting the help you need Chapter 6: Talking with your doctor Chapter 7: Controlling pain Chapter 8: Managing other symptoms Chapter 9: Living with specific illnesses Chapter 10: Planning ahead Chapter 11: Deciding about medical interventions Chapter 12: Hastening death Chapter 13: Coping with events near death Chapter 14: The dying of children Chapter 15: Dying suddenly Chapter 16: Enduring loss Chapter 17: Resources

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This book is warmly addressed to all those who wish to approach the final years of life with greater awareness of what to expect and greater confidence about how to make the end of their lives a time of growth, comfort, and meaningful reflection.


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Joanne Lynn, MD is one of the first hospice physicians in the US, one of the major contributors to research and policy on care for the last phase of life, and a former professor at Dartmouth and George Washington University . Joan Harrold, MD is the Medical Director/Vice President of Medical Services of Hospice of Lancaster County in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Janice Lynch Schuster is Senior Writer for Altarum Institute, where she specializes in writing about health care and public health. She has worked with Dr. Lynn since 1997 on efforts to improve end-of-life care.

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