Title:
Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness
Author:
Edition:
2nd edition.
Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Physical Description:
xix, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780199744565
General Note:
Rev. ed. of: Handbook for mortals / Joanne Lynn, Joan Harrold, and the Center to Improve Care of the Dying, George Washington University. 1999.
Contents:
Living with serious illness -- Enduring and changing -- Finding meaning -- Helping families make decisions and give care -- Getting the help you need -- Talking with your doctor -- Controlling pain -- Managing other symptoms -- Living with specific illnesses -- Planning ahead -- Deciding about medical interventions -- Hastening death -- Coping with events near death -- The dying of children -- Dying suddenly -- Enduring loss.
Language:
English
