Cicely Saunders and Total Pain : Holism, Narrative and Silence at the End of Life / Joe Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Joe, 1954- author.

Series:

Contemporary cultural studies in illness, health and medicine.

Contemporary Cultural Studies in Illness, Health and Medicine Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saunders, Cicely M., Dame.

Saunders, Cicely M.

Hospices (Terminal care)--Great Britain.

Hospices (Terminal care).

Palliative treatment--Great Britain.

Palliative treatment.

Terminal care--Great Britain--History.

Terminal care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2025]

Summary:

Offers the first full-length study of Cicely Saunders' idea of 'total pain', providing a fresh perspective on the ambiguous place of narrative in healthcare.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Series Editor's Preface

Introduction: Pinning Down the Intangible

Part I: Holism

1. Saunders's Use of 'Total Pain'

2. Uses and Definitions of 'Total Pain' after Saunders: Many Holisms

3. Criticising 'Total Pain': Definite Concept or Ambiguous Term?

Part II: Narrative

4. 'Total Pain' and Narrative Medicine: A Sense of an Ending

5. Defending a Narrative 'Total Pain': Narrative versus Narrating

6. Using Narratives to Express 'Total Pain'

Part III: Fragments and Silence

7. Quotations and Fragments: The Limits of Narrative

8. Photographs: Looking for/at 'Total Pain'

9. No Words: Presence and 'Total Pain'

Conclusion: 'Total Pain' Now

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781399531085

1399531085

OCLC:

1463057389