Dying, Death, and Bereavement

by Corless, Inge B.; Germino, Barbara B., Ph.D.; Pittman, Mary A.

• ISBN13: 9780826126559
• ISBN10: 0826126553
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Examines the issues of death and dying as a continuum, from death education and care of the dying, to grief and bereavement. Addresses important issues surrounding dying and bereavement in today's health care and social environment. New to this edition are personal stories introducing each section. Previous edition: c1994.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dame Cicely Saunders	vii
Introduction by Inge Corless	xiii
Pain by Richard Sabo	xvii
Acknowledgment	xviii
Part One: The Challenge of Understanding Death
Artists	3	(4)
Deborah Holtorf
1 Communicating About Death and Dying	7	(18)
Albert Lee Strickland and Lynne Ann DeSpelder
2 Death Education for Children	25	(18)
Hannelore Wass
3 Death Education for Adults	43	(18)
Charles A. Corr
4 Respecting the Spirituality of the Dying and Bereaved	61	(18)
Thomas Attig
Part Two: The Challenge of Dying
The Struggle to End My Father's Life	79	(8)
Zelda Foster
5 Dying in the Hospital	87	(18)
Patrice O'Connor
6 Dying at Home	105	(12)
Barbara B. Germino
7 Stories of the Living Dying: The Hermes Listener	117	(28)
Paula G. Baltier
8 Symptom Management for the Terminally Ill	145	(36)
Frednca Preston, Stephanie Tang, and Ruth McCorkle
9 Hospice and Palliative Care: A Legacy in the Making	181	(20)
Inge Corless and Patrice Nicholas
10 Regulatory Issues in the Care of the Dying	201	(20)
Judi Lund Person
Part Three: The Challenges of Grief and Bereavement
I Don't How to Grieve	221	(4)
Colleen Corcoran
11 The Bereavement Process: Loss, Grief, and Resolution	225	(22)
Joseph T. Mullan, Leonard I. Pearlin, and Marilyn M. Skaff
12 Social Support and Mutual Help for the Bereaved	247	(20)
Phyllis R. Silverman
13 Helping Children During Bereavement	267	(20)
Elizabeth P. Lamers
14 The Study of Sibling Bereavement Research: An Historical Perspective	287	(16)
Betty Davies
15 Loss of a Pet	303	(6)
Morris A. Wessel
Part Four: Related Issues
Take Me Home	309	(4)
Bin Yao
16 The Role of the Social Worker	313	(16)
Zelda Foster and Kay W. Davidson
17 Physical Therapists: Palliative Care Competencies	329	(16)
Theresa H. Michel
18 Thanatology: Its End and Future (with Special Reference to Euthanasia)	345	(12)
Larry R. Churchill
19 The Future of Palliative Care	357	(14)
Derek Doyle
Part Five: In Conclusion
20 Reprise	371	(4)
Mary A. Pittman
Index	375