Resilience in palliative care : achievement in adversity / edited by Barbara Monroe, David Oliviere.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Monroe, Barbara (Social work executive)

Oliviere, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palliative treatment--Psychological aspects.

Palliative treatment.

Resilience (Personality trait).

Terminally ill--Psychology.

Terminally ill.

Caregivers--Psychology.

Caregivers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Resilience is the capacity of people or social systems to achieve in the face of adversity. This book will help health and social care professionals understand and utilise the concept of resilience (in the context of palliative care).

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction: unlocking resilience in palliative care; 1 Resilience and its narratives; 2 Resilience and the psychobiological base; 3 Resilience and bereaved children: helping a child to develop a resilient mind-set following the death of a parent; 4 Resilient families; 5 Resilient carers and caregivers; 6 Resilience and paediatric palliative care; 7 Resilience and spirituality; 8 Resilience and rehabilitation; 9 Resilience and bereavement: Part 1; Resilience and bereavement: Part 2; 10 Resilient multiprofessional teams; 11 Resilient organizations: Part 1

Resilient organizations: Part 2 Organizational resilience within the National Health Service and cancer care12 Resilient communities; 13 Resilience in trauma and disaster; 14 Resilience in resource-poor settings; 15 Resilience and creativity; Afterword; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613894922

9781283582476

1283582473

9780191575051

0191575054

OCLC:

801404338