A physician's guide to coping with death and dying / Jan Swanson and Alan Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swanson, Jan, 1948-

Contributor:

Cooper, Alan, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terminal care.

Physician and patient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In "A Physician's Guide to Coping with Death and Dying" 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. They also discuss the ways physicians and other caregivers can learn to reduce their own stress levels and avoid the risk of burnout, allowing them to achieve balance in their lives and be more effective professionally.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Preface

Death and Dying

Understanding Death

Stages of Dying

The Physician’s Role in a Peaceful Death

Treatment Options

Interacting with Patients and Families

Talking with the Dying Patient

Facing the End of Life

Death in the Emergency Department

Death and Children

The Spiritual Needs of Children Who are Dying

Physicians as Patients

Coping

Coping with the Death of a Patient

Physician’s Self-Care

Dealing with the Guilt, Getting Rid of Shame

Problems in Coping

Reducing Stress

Relaxation, Meditation, and Visualization

Keeping a Journal

Spirituality

Opening Up to Others

Leading a Balanced Life

Epilogue

Resources

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes "References" (p. [263]-278) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86200-6

9786612862007

0-7735-7210-4

OCLC:

756589359