The fully revised and updated edition of this bestselling collection combines academic research with professional and personal reflections. Death, Dying and Bereavement
addresses both the practical and the more metaphysical aspects of death. Topics such as new methods of pain relief, guidelines for breaking bad news, and current attitudes to euthanasia are considered, while the mystery of death
and its wider implications are also explored.
A highly distinctive interdisciplinary approach is adopted, including perspectives from literature, theology, sociology and psychology. There are wide-ranging contributions from those who come into professional contact with death and bereavement - doctors, nurses, social wo
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`This second edition, ...utilizes around half of the original text, of which a significant portion has been revised and updated. The remainder comprises new material... This book will stimulate thinking and challenge the personal views of both academics and those in practice. ¿[A] valuable tool for... those experienced professionals searching for a new angle on several key topics¿ [A]n excellent balance of theoretical contents and moving prose¿ [T]his book is directed towards all professionals working in health and social care. ¿ [and] students wishing to gain greater understanding' - Nurse Education Today
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. This second edition, which has also been edited by Samson Katz, utilizes around half of the original text, of which a significant portions has been revised and updated. The remainder comprises new material reflecting both the changes in attitudes generally towards death and dying, and also designed to meet the needs of students undertaking the revised curriculum of the K260. This book will stimulate thinking and challenge the personal views of both academics and those in practice. [A] valuable tool for both those new to the area of palliative and cancer care and those experienced professionals searching for a new angle on several key topics in relation to ethical issues occurring in this speciality [A]n excellent balance of theoretical contents and moving prose [T]his book is directed towards all professionals working in health and social care. This book is a must for pre-registration students wishing to gain greater understanding of the psychosocial issues faced by those with a terminal illness and their significant others - Nurse Education Today The fully revised and updated edition of this bestselling collection combines academic research with professional and personal reflections. Death, Dying and Bereavement addresses both the practical and the more metaphysical aspects of death. Topics such as new methods of pain relief, guidelines for breaking bad news, and current attitudes to euthanasia are considered, while the mystery of death and its wider implications are also explored. A highly distinctive interdisciplinary approach is adopted, including perspectives from literature, theology, sociology and psychology. There are wide-ranging contributions from those who come into professional contact with death and bereavement - doctors, nurses, social workers and councellors. In addition there are more intimate personal accounts from carers and from bereaved people. Death, Dying and Bereavement is the Course Reader for The Open University course Death and Dying, which is offered as part of The Open University Dilpoma in Health and Social Welfare. Praise for the First Edition: The book does give a broad overview of many of the issues around death, dying and bereavement. It raises the readers awareness and encourages deeper investigation at every level. It is easy to reda and therefore accessible to a wide audience - Changes Provides a richly woven tapestry of personal, professional and literary accounts of death, dying and bereavement - Health Psychology Update Offers a unique collection of fascinating information, research, stories, poems and personal reflections. It is unusual to experience such a diversity of writings in one book - Nursing Times It brings together the knowledge and skills from a multi-occupational group and thereby offers and opportunity, to whoever reads it, to enable better experiences for those who are dying and bereaved - Journal of Interprofessional Care For those trying to help the dying and bereaved, this volume will inspire and move you as much as it will inform and guide your work - Bereavement Care Provides a unique overview, and in many areas, penetrating insights into various aspects of death, dying and bereavement. One of its major strengths is that it brings together a wide and varied discourse on death across cultures and through time - British Journal of Sociology. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR001432289
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
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Vendeur : BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
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