Ethical Issues in the Care of the Dying and Bereaved Aged - Morgan D. John

Ethical Issues in the Care of the Dying and Bereaved Aged

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Buch | Hardcover
356 Seiten
1996
Baywood Publishing Company Inc (Verlag)
978-0-89503-136-5 (ISBN)
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Our problems seemingly develop faster than our ability to cope with those problems. The blessing of longer life has brought with it a host of new issues faced by the elderly, their families, and their caregivers. This title includes essays by some of the eminent thinkers in the field of death and bereavement, addresses some of these problems.
Our problems seemingly develop faster than our ability to cope with those problems. The blessing of longer life has brought with it a host of new issues faced by the elderly, their families, and their caregivers. "Ethical Issues in the Care of the Dying and Bereaved Aged", twenty-three essays by some of the most eminent thinkers in the field of death and bereavement, addresses some of these problems. Victor Marshall, Miriam and Sidney Moss, Colin M. Parkes, Dennis Klass, Margaret Somerville and Elizabeth Latimer, as well as other clinicians, have written new material for this book.

Introduction John D. Morgan


PART I: GENERAL ISSUES OF THE AGED
Palliative Care and the Aged in Canada Dorothy C.H. Ley
Tackling Ageism—Moral Imperative or Current Fad? Neil Thompson
Ethical Questions in Changing Funeral and Burial Practices Eric C. Tappenden
Applying Hospice Principles in South Africa Judith van Heerden
Death, Bereavement, and the Social Psychology of Aging and Dying Victor W. Marshall



PART II: PATIENT AND FAMILY ISSUES
Preserving the Dignity of the Invisible Person: Educating Long-Term Care Staff about the Care and Treatment of Alzheimer Disease Patients Mary Guerriero Austrom and Hugh C. Hendrie
Inevitable Losses—Ethical Issues for Adult Children with Aging Parents Pearl E. Langer
Anticipating the Death of an Elderly Parent Miriam S. Moss and Sidney Z. Moss
The Ethics of Hope and Denial Stephen R. Connor
Ethical Service to the Family Before and After Bereavement Colin Murray Parkes
Confronting the Avoided Spot Reverend Peter Hill
Spiritual/Religious Issues in Grief: Consolation and Meaning Dennis Klass


PART III: MORAL DILEMMAS
The Abuse of the Elderly Esther Magrethe Gjertsen and Cand Polit
International Responsibilities to Aged and Dying Honourable Flora MacDonald
Euthanasia: Seeking Insights From the Edge Margaret A. Somerville


PART IV: ISSUES FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
Death, Healing, Heroism and the Chiron Syndrome Phyllis Palgi
Living Through Death and Dying: Strategies for the Health Care Professional Patrice O'Connor
Medically Futile Treatment: Considering Lifting the Burden of Decision-Making from Patients and Families Connie Holden
Using Laughter as a Cathartic Process in Grief Counseling Ben-Joshua Jaffe
Teaching Quality Care of the Dying Patient Elizabeth J. Latimer


PART V: ISSUES OF RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE
Ask Your ancestors and They Will Tell You Rabbi Daniel A. Roberts
Casey House Hospice: Caring for the Person Living with HIV/AIDS Reverend Douglas Graydon
Contributors
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.6.1996
Reihe/Serie Death, Value and Meaning Series
Verlagsort Amityville
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinethik
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-89503-136-1 / 0895031361
ISBN-13 978-0-89503-136-5 / 9780895031365
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