Crossing over : narratives of palliative care / David Barnard ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barnard, David, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palliative treatment--Case studies.

Palliative treatment.

Terminal care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume presents a series of case narritives, following individual patients and families throughout the course of illness and death in the context of hospice and palliative care.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Introduction; Part I: The Narratives; 2. Raymond Hynes: When the Storm of a Lifetime Hits in Mid-Dance; 3. Albert Hoffer: Bonds Through Thick and Thin; 4. Klara Bergman: Burdens from the Past; 5. Frances Legendre: The Price of a Death of One's Own; 6. Shamira Cook: ""Who Am I?""; 7. Rose Picard: ""I'm Allowed to Be Happy Even Though I'm Dying""; 8. Victor Sloski: ""I Want to Die at Home""; 9. Leonard Patterson: Jagged Edges; 10. Miriam Lambert: Total Pain and the Despair of an Unlived Life; 11. Sadie Fineman: A Question of Denial?

12. Stanley Gray: ""Like Lazarus, He Came Back from the Dead""13. Martin Roy: Trying to Live and Die Well; 14. Richard Johnson: ""Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night""; 15. Jenny Doyle: ""Do I Really Belong in a Hospice Program Yet?""; 16. Jasmine Claude: A Study in Faith; 17. Katie Melnick: Living and Dying with God; 18. Susan Mulroney: A Private Matter; 19. Costas Metrakis: ""It Was Not a Peaceful Death""; 20. Joey Court: Death of a Child; 21. Paula Ferrari: Another Triumph of the Spiritual Over the Practical; Part II: Working with the Narratives; 22. Research Methods

23. Authors' Comments and Questions for DiscussionBibliography; Index of Themes; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; N; P; R; S; T

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-447) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Crossing over.

Print version: Crossing over.

ISBN:

1-280-76112-1

0-19-974883-7

9786610761128

OCLC:

607555422