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9780195139402

Caring for Patients at the End of Life Facing an Uncertain Future Together

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    9780195139402

  • ISBN10:

    0195139402

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-03-22
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Challenges and Potential of End-of-Life Care 1(10)
Part 1. Underlying Values and Assumptions
Same Old Seventeen-Dollar Lamps
11(5)
Humanistic End-of-Life Care
16(18)
Death and Dignity: A Case of Individualized Decision Making
34(6)
Partnerships in the Care of the Dying
40(19)
Nonabandonment: A Central Obligation of Physicians
59(19)
Part 2. The Medical Interview: A Critical Clinical Tool
Delivering Bad News
78(22)
Discussing Palliative Care with Patients
100(19)
Palliative Care for Patients with Severe Dementia: A Consensus-Based Approach to Decision Making
119(13)
``Doctor, I Want to Die! Will You Help Me?''
132(16)
Part 3. Difficult Clinical and Ethical Issues
Hospice and Palliative Care: Clinical, Ethical, and Policy Challenges
148(17)
The Rule of Double Effect: A Critique of Its Role in End-of-Life Decision Making
165(10)
Palliative Options of Last Resort: A Comparison of Practices, Justifications, and Safeguards
175(28)
End-of-Life Care in the Netherlands and the United States: A Comparison of Values, Justifications, and Practices
203(21)
Epilogue: All About My Brother 224(17)
Index 241

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