Dying, death, and bereavement : a challenge for living / Inge Corless, Barbara B. Germino, Mary A. Pittman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Corless, Inge B.

Germino, Barbara B.

Pittman, Mary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thanatology.

Death.

Bereavement.

Terminal care.

Terminal Care.

Medical Subjects:

Thanatology.

Death.

Bereavement.

Terminal Care.

Physical Description:

xviii, 382 pages : portraits ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., [2003]

Summary:

In this updated new 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. It is a multidisciplinary guide to the important issues surrounding dying and bereavement in today's health care and social environment. New features to this edition are the personal stories introducing each section, and a chapter on physical therapy with the dying.

Contents:

Pain / Richard Sabo xvii

Part 1 The Challenge of Understanding Death

Artists / Deborah Holtorf 3

1 Communicating About Death and Dying / Albert Lee Strickland, Lynne Ann DeSpelder 7

2 Death Education for Children / Hannelore Wass 25

3 Death Education for Adults / Charles A. Corr 43

4 Respecting the Spirituality of the Dying and Bereaved / Thomas Attig 61

Part 2 The Challenge of Dying

The Struggle to End My Father's Life / Zelda Foster 79

5 Dying in the Hospital / Patrice O'Connor 87

6 Dying at Home / Barbara B. Germino 105

7 Stories of the Living Dying: The Hermes Listener / Paula G. Balber 117

8 Symptom Management for the Terminally Ill / Fredrica Preston, Stephanie Tang, Ruth McCorkle 145

9 Hospice and Palliative Care: A Legacy in the Making / Inge Corless, Patrice Nicholas 181

10 Regulatory Issues in the Care of the Dying / Judi Lund Person 201

Part 3 The Challenges of Grief and Bereavement

I Don't How to Grieve / Colleen Corcoran 221

11 The Bereavement Process: Loss, Grief, and Resolution / Joseph T. Mullan, Leonard I. Pearlin, Marilyn M. Skaff 225

12 Social Support and Mutual Help for the Bereaved / Phyllis R. Silverman 247

13 Helping Children During Bereavement / Elizabeth P. Lamers 267

14 The Study of Sibling Bereavement Research: An Historical Perspective / Betty Davies 287

15 Loss of a Pet / Morris A. Wessel 303

Part 4 Related Issues

Take Me Home / Bin Yao 309

16 The Role of the Social Worker / Zelda Foster, Kay W. Davidson 313

17 Physical Therapists: Palliative Care Competencies / Theresa H. Michel 329

18 Thanatology: Its End and Future (with Special Reference to Euthanasia) / Larry R. Churchill 345

19 The Future of Palliative Care / Derek Doyle 357

20 Reprise / Mary A. Pittman 371.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: A challenge for living. c1995.

Companion volume to Dying, death, and bereavement : theoretical perspectives.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0826126553

OCLC:

51607181