This book is a thoughtful, informative, and practical guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. The connecti...
Contents: PALLIATIVE CARE AND THE PROFESSIONAL DIETITIAN • Terminal Illness: Opportunities for Dietitians • The Dying Process: P...
Home Care Aide In-Service Module: Safety is one in a series of four separate in-service modules designed to allow the educator to present an in-se...
Here is one of the few books that elucidates the wide range and complexity of special concerns intrinsic to the assessment of terminally ill patients ...
Written by an experienced palliative care nurse, trainer, and complementary therapist, Being Mindful, Easing Suffering is an essential resource for pr...
To Do No Harm is a study of the ways people experience serious and life-threatening illnesses, the types of suffering they endure, and how we can come...
Anyone suffering from a terminal illness faces huge challenges, not only emotionally and physically, but also in the range of practical decisions they...
"Caring for the dying person at home is one of the most important and meaningful tasks anyone can undertake. This book is a wonderful guide toward tha...
This book presents a model of mental health treatment for children with serious psychiatric illnesses. The IICAPS (Intensive In-Home Child and Adolesc...
Life expectancy increasing dramatically for both social and scientific reasons. This book explores the arguments for and against increasing the length...
Dr. Timothy Quill put his career in danger when he wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine that he had assisted a terminally ill patient in suici...
Intended for future health administrators, this textbook outlines the formal organizational arrangements for providing long-term care, and characteriz...