When Treatment Fails: How medicine cares for dying children
Author:   David J. Bearison (Professor of Ph.D Program in Developmental Psychology, CUNY; and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780195156126


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   20 February 2006
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David J. Bearison (Professor of Ph.D Program in Developmental Psychology, CUNY; and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.569kg
ISBN:  

9780195156126


ISBN 10:   0195156129
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   20 February 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Pediatric End-of-Life Care 2: Narrative Theory, Medicine, and Methods 3: Twenty Stories About How Children Die 4: Withholding or Withdrawing Curative Treatments 5: Pain and Suffering 6: Staff Reacting 7: Patients and Families Reacting 8: Conclusions

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...a remarkable treasure trove of lived experiences of clinicians from which novice and seasoned clinicians may learn and deepen their insight about end-of-life care of children. JAMA


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David J. Bearison's many positions include Professor of Developmental Psychology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Adjunct Professor of Medical Psychology in Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the College of Physician and Surgeons of Columbia University, and Attending at the Children's Hospital of New York (CHONY), Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He is a member of the American Psychological Association's Task Force on End-of-Life Issues for Children and Adolescents. He lives with his wife, a pediatric oncologist, in New York City and Croton on Hudson, NY.

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