Palliative medicine

The Dying Patient in Psychotherapy is a powerful account of love and death within a psychotherapeutic relationship.

The Dying Patient in Psychotherapy is a powerful account of love and death within a psychotherapeutic relationship.

This life is a gift from existence, to be lived and enjoyed.

In this updated edition, the authors examine the issues of death and dying as a continuum, from death education and care of the dying to grief and bereavement.

In eight innovative sessions, Henderson, Hanson, and Reynolds provide sage advice, numerous case studies, a wide variety of assessment tools, intructional guidelines, and practical exercises to educate nursing home staff about care of the dying.

This book provides nurses with practical information on the most frequently encountered gastrointestinal disorders and problems found in the elderly o from constipation, hemorrhoids, and diverticulosis to cancers of the GI tract.

This volume demonstrates how hospice care leads to improved quality of life for patients with terminal dementia and their families.

A product of the "e;spiritual hothouse"e; of the Second Great Awakening, Spiritualism became the fastest growing religion in the nation during the 1850s, and one of the principal responses to the widespread perception that American society was descending into atomistic particularity.

A product of the "e;spiritual hothouse"e; of the Second Great Awakening, Spiritualism became the fastest growing religion in the nation during the 1850s, and one of the principal responses to the widespread perception that American society was descending into atomistic particularity.

In "e;A Physician's Guide to Coping with Death and Dying"e; Jan Swanson and Alan Cooper, a physician and a clinical psychologist with many years of experience, offer insights to help medical students, residents, physicians, nurses, and others become more aware of the different stages in the dying process and learn how to communicate more effectively with patients and their families.

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary domain of eHealth - one of the most important recent developments in healthcare.

Sterben gehört zum Leben.

This first edition Australian text aligns nursing care principles and practice to the unique requirements of older people.

Author Tom Preston, MD, and his terminally ill patients and their families often face the controversial predicament of how to die when suffering has been medically extended.

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy with Adults describes an integrated, systematic approach to conceptualizing and treating the common mental illnesses.

This book provides a pragmatic philosophical framework based on a radically empirical attitude toward life and death.

This book provides a pragmatic philosophical framework based on a radically empirical attitude toward life and death.

This book guides the physician through the daunting communication challenges of explaining life-threatening illness to patients and families.

This book describes the application of cognitive behavioral principles to patients with a range of eating disorders.

Describes practical support and symptom relief for those who suffer from chronic neurological diseases.

This is a 2001 study of the intersection of literary culture, the occult and new technology at the fin-de-siecle.

This book describes the current state of the art in the field of palliative care in children and adults.

This evidence-based text brings together the theory and practice of palliative care.

This book provides an up to date reference for healthcare professionals working in palliative care.

Now in its second edition, this is the only book on occupational therapy in oncology and palliative care.

What does supportive oncology do that palliative care doesn't already do?

This practical guide summarizes the principles of working with dying patients and their families as influenced by the commoner world religions and secular philosophies.

This practical guide summarizes the principles of working with dying patients and their families as influenced by the commoner world religions and secular philosophies.

Individuals and families face challenges at the end of life that can vary significantly depending on social and cultural contexts, yet more than ever is now known about the needs that cut across the great diversity of experiences in the face of dying and death.

Individuals and families face challenges at the end of life that can vary significantly depending on social and cultural contexts, yet more than ever is now known about the needs that cut across the great diversity of experiences in the face of dying and death.

Palliative Care Within Mental Health: Ethical Practice explores the comprehensive concerns and dilemmas that occur surrounding people experiencing mental health problems and disorders.

Palliative Care Within Mental Health: Ethical Practice explores the comprehensive concerns and dilemmas that occur surrounding people experiencing mental health problems and disorders.

A mystical experience, no matter what else, is a subjective occurrence in the psyche.

A mystical experience, no matter what else, is a subjective occurrence in the psyche.

Mitochondria produce the chemical energy necessary for eukaryotic cell functions; hence mitochondria are an essential component of health, playing roles in both disease and aging.

Mitochondria produce the chemical energy necessary for eukaryotic cell functions; hence mitochondria are an essential component of health, playing roles in both disease and aging.

Vitamin C holds a unique place in scientific and cultural history.

Vitamin C holds a unique place in scientific and cultural history.

Using Spirituality in Psychotherapy: The Heart Led Approach to Clinical Practice offers a means for therapists to integrate a spiritual perspective into their clinical practice.

Using Spirituality in Psychotherapy: The Heart Led Approach to Clinical Practice offers a means for therapists to integrate a spiritual perspective into their clinical practice.

This established and well-regarded Guide describes the management of patients with advanced disease.

Are you involved in caring for people at the end of their life?

Holistic models of cancer and palliative care frequently refer to spirituality as an important element.

Este título viene a complementar el título Manual de atención paliativa en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas: Aspectos generales coordinado también por el Dr.

A practicing music thanatologist provides an insider's history of this remarkable profession, which combines music, medicine, and spirituality to help the terminally ill and their families face the end of life.

An international bestseller, this compassionate memoir by a leading pioneer in medically assisted dying who helps suffering patients explore and fulfill their end of life choices is ';written with sensitivity, grace, and candor.

Sharpen your critical thinking skills and IMPROVE PATIENT CAREExperience with clinical cases is key to mastering the art and science of medicine and ultimately to providing patients with competent clinical care.

The most thorough text available on providing patients and families with quality end-of-life care"e;The study/learning questions at the end of each chapter make this book an excellent resource for both faculty who wish to test knowledge, and individual learners who wish to assess their own learning.

A unique "e;mentor in a pocket"e; handbook covering the most emotionally-trying experience nurses faceFrom a world recognized expert on care for the dying, comes the first pocket-sized reference for generalist nurses on palliative care.