BOOKS BY CATEGORY
Your Account
The Ethics of Terminal Care
Orchestrating the End of Life
Price
Quantity
€115.19
(To see other currencies, click on price)
Paperback / softback
Add to basket  

MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK

Main description:

In this volume the authors examine some of the medical social and psychological conditions which affect the way we die. Important topics covered include attitudes toward death; suicide, assisted suicide and euthanasia; hospice and pain management. This volume will be of interest to all who work with terminally ill patients.


Contents:

1. Introduction. 2. Death, Dying and Attitudes. 3. Questions, Method and the Problem of Autonomy. 4. The Concept of Orchestrating Death. 5. Sudden Death and the End of Life. 6. Suicide, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia. 7. Hospice and the End of Life. 8. Challenges for Tomorrow: Where Do We Go from Here? Index.


PRODUCT DETAILS

ISBN-13: 9789048140022
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: October, 2010
Pages: 198
Weight: 389g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Diseases and Disorders, Geriatrics, Public Health

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

Average Rating