Palliative medicine

The editors undertook this project to promote the International Conference on Death, Grief, and Bereavement in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA.

The editors undertook this project to promote the International Conference on Death, Grief, and Bereavement in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA.

For nearly three decades, Sandra Bertman has been exploring the power of the arts and belief--symbols, metaphors, stories--to alleviate psychological and spiritual pain not only of patients, grieving family members, and affected communities but also of the nurses, clergy and physicians who minister to them.

For nearly three decades, Sandra Bertman has been exploring the power of the arts and belief--symbols, metaphors, stories--to alleviate psychological and spiritual pain not only of patients, grieving family members, and affected communities but also of the nurses, clergy and physicians who minister to them.

A comprehensive book of readings for courses on death and dying at the college or university level.

This book comes out of an in-depth, qualitative study of the experiences of twenty-three families in which one parent was dying of cancer.

This book comes out of an in-depth, qualitative study of the experiences of twenty-three families in which one parent was dying of cancer.

Presents a view of hospice care through the eyes of a long-term hospice nurse.

Most aged in India are experiencing a highly protracted death in hospitals, entangled in tubes and machines.

Most aged in India are experiencing a highly protracted death in hospitals, entangled in tubes and machines.

Presents a view of hospice care through the eyes of a long-term hospice nurse.

Just as everyone must die, almost everyone will deal with death among close friends or loved ones.

Just as everyone must die, almost everyone will deal with death among close friends or loved ones.

Death is not a mere possibility but a certainty for all of us.

Death is not a mere possibility but a certainty for all of us.

Losses may provide a turning point where an individual faces personal and social choices.

Losses may provide a turning point where an individual faces personal and social choices.

Human beings experience many losses in a lifetime, but the death of a loved one is among the most traumatic.

Human beings experience many losses in a lifetime, but the death of a loved one is among the most traumatic.

This final volume of "e;"e;Death and Bereavement Around the World"e;"e; reflects on some major themes: death and after-life, religion and spirituality, rites and rituals, secularist approaches, cultural variations, suicide, and other issues.

This final volume of "e;"e;Death and Bereavement Around the World"e;"e; reflects on some major themes: death and after-life, religion and spirituality, rites and rituals, secularist approaches, cultural variations, suicide, and other issues.

"e;Meeting the Needs of Our Clients Creatively: The Impact of Art and Culture on Caregiving"e; is an important new work which integrates traditional understandings of care of the dying and bereaved with the use of arts and other forms of cultural creativity in therapy and funeralization.

"e;Meeting the Needs of Our Clients Creatively: The Impact of Art and Culture on Caregiving"e; is an important new work which integrates traditional understandings of care of the dying and bereaved with the use of arts and other forms of cultural creativity in therapy and funeralization.

The purpose of this volume is to ask and propose a positive answer to the question: "e;Can we attend to the personhood of individuals within systems and cultures which are mass oriented?

The purpose of this volume is to ask and propose a positive answer to the question: "e;Can we attend to the personhood of individuals within systems and cultures which are mass oriented?

"e;The Gerontological Prism"e; promotes disciplinary cooperation in aging research and practice.

"e;The Gerontological Prism"e; promotes disciplinary cooperation in aging research and practice.

The global phenomenon of the aging of societies during a period of outstanding scientific, economic, and technological advancements is a blessing for humanity.

The global phenomenon of the aging of societies during a period of outstanding scientific, economic, and technological advancements is a blessing for humanity.

In preparing this special issue of "e;Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying"e; - we choose to consider solidarity in a somewhat larger perspective than the other one usually adopted by a clear majority of social support studies.

In preparing this special issue of "e;Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying"e; - we choose to consider solidarity in a somewhat larger perspective than the other one usually adopted by a clear majority of social support studies.

"e;Freedom of Information in a Post 9-11 World"e; is, to date, the first international scholarly examination of the impact of the terrorist attack on the United States in terms of how it may alter academic and corporate research, as well as the sharing of information generated by that research, by international colleagues in technological fields.

"e;Freedom of Information in a Post 9-11 World"e; is, to date, the first international scholarly examination of the impact of the terrorist attack on the United States in terms of how it may alter academic and corporate research, as well as the sharing of information generated by that research, by international colleagues in technological fields.

The challenges faced by individuals and families at the end of life are still incredibly diverse, and many behavioural interventions and clinical approaches have been developed to address this great diversity of experiences in the face of dying and death, helping providers to care for their clients.

The challenges faced by individuals and families at the end of life are still incredibly diverse, and many behavioural interventions and clinical approaches have been developed to address this great diversity of experiences in the face of dying and death, helping providers to care for their clients.

Structured around a personal account of the illness and death of the author's partner, Jane, this book explores how something hard to bear became a threshold to a world of insight and discovery.

Structured around a personal account of the illness and death of the author's partner, Jane, this book explores how something hard to bear became a threshold to a world of insight and discovery.

This title was first publihsed in 2000: Confronting Icarus, is the first book to bring together all of the original research that has been published to date on the psycho-social aspects of Haematological malignancies.

This title was first publihsed in 2000: Confronting Icarus, is the first book to bring together all of the original research that has been published to date on the psycho-social aspects of Haematological malignancies.

A recurring theme of the public discourse on immigration in Europe today is that migrants are primarily young people, of working age.

A recurring theme of the public discourse on immigration in Europe today is that migrants are primarily young people, of working age.

The process of dementia makes the experience of day-to-day living an acute challenge.

The process of dementia makes the experience of day-to-day living an acute challenge.

This book examines the dialectic between fictional death as depicted in the media and real death as it is experienced in a hospital setting.

This book examines the dialectic between fictional death as depicted in the media and real death as it is experienced in a hospital setting.

Handbook of Nutrition and Diet in Palliative Care, Second Edition, is a comprehensive guide, providing exhaustive information on nutrition and diet in terminal and palliative care.

Handbook of Nutrition and Diet in Palliative Care, Second Edition, is a comprehensive guide, providing exhaustive information on nutrition and diet in terminal and palliative care.

The International Handbook of Art Therapy in Palliative and Bereavement Care offers a multicultural and international perspective on how art therapy can be of help to individuals, groups, families, communities, and nations facing death and dying as well as grief and loss.

The International Handbook of Art Therapy in Palliative and Bereavement Care offers a multicultural and international perspective on how art therapy can be of help to individuals, groups, families, communities, and nations facing death and dying as well as grief and loss.

Person-centered care for persons with dementia has been developed and expanded over the last few decades.