Managed Dying
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Living With Dying
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Author : Dame Cicely M. Saunders
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1989
Living With Dying written by Dame Cicely M. Saunders and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Family & Relationships categories.
This second edition incorporates the latest developments in the treatment of the terminally ill patient. It tackles the general ethical and medical principles in the care of the dying patient and considers the details of the control of pain and other symptoms, with the hope that doctors and other professionals will support the patient and his family by sharing the truth with them and empathizing with their emotional suffering. Written by internationally renowned authors, this book is an invaluable handbook for family doctors and health professionals and a compassionate source of information for the terminally ill and their relatives.
Patient Directed Dying
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Author : Tom Preston M.D.
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2007-04-26
Patient Directed Dying written by Tom Preston M.D. and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-26 with Medical categories.
Author Tom Preston, MD, and his terminally ill patients and their families often face the controversial predicament of how to die when suffering has been medically extended. Through their conversations, they demonstrate how dying is a process, how physicians alter when and how we die, and why "natural" death is a misnomer after medical interventions prolong the process. Their cases also explain why patients-not physicians or others-should be able to make their own decisions about when and how to die. Dr. Preston gives compelling reasons as to why aid-in-dying is not suicide when used by terminally ill patients, and why physicians who help them die are not assisting suicide. He shows us the ethical aspects of aid-in-dying and how they are consistent with other current and legal medical practices that help patients end their suffering. He debunks claims that legalized aid-in-dying would be abused for financial, social, or political reasons. Dr. Preston also shows how outdated cultural attitudes impede society's understanding of how we die, why many physicians withdraw from their dying patients, and how the sanctity-of-life principle has become distorted to obstruct physician assisted deaths. Patient-Directed Dying is a powerful manifesto calling for mercy and reason in helping terminally ill patients die a peaceful death.
Approaching Death
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1997-10-16
Approaching Death written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-10-16 with Medical categories.
When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving. Yet too many dying people suffer unnecessarily. While an "overtreated" dying is feared, untreated pain or emotional abandonment are equally frightening. Approaching Death reflects a wide-ranging effort to understand what we know about care at the end of life, what we have yet to learn, and what we know but do not adequately apply. It seeks to build understanding of what constitutes good care for the dying and offers recommendations to decisionmakers that address specific barriers to achieving good care. This volume offers a profile of when, where, and how Americans die. It examines the dimensions of caring at the end of life: Determining diagnosis and prognosis and communicating these to patient and family. Establishing clinical and personal goals. Matching physical, psychological, spiritual, and practical care strategies to the patient's values and circumstances. Approaching Death considers the dying experience in hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings and the role of interdisciplinary teams and managed care. It offers perspectives on quality measurement and improvement, the role of practice guidelines, cost concerns, and legal issues such as assisted suicide. The book proposes how health professionals can become better prepared to care well for those who are dying and to understand that these are not patients for whom "nothing can be done."
Care Of The Dying Patient
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Author : David A. Fleming
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2010-04-15
Care Of The Dying Patient written by David A. Fleming and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-15 with Medical categories.
Although the need for improved care for dying patients is widely recognized and frequently discussed, few books address the needs of the physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, hospice team members, and pastoral counselors involved in care. Care of the Dying Patient contains material not found in other sources, offering advice and solutions to anyone—professional caregiver or family member—confronted with incurable illness and death. Its authors have lectured and published extensively on care of the dying patient and here review a wide range of topics to show that relief of physical suffering is not the only concern in providing care. This collection encompasses diverse aspects of end-of-life care across multiple disciplines, offering a broad perspective on such central issues as control of pain and other symptoms, spirituality, the needs of caregivers, and special concerns regarding the elderly. In its pages, readers will find out how to: effectively utilize palliative-care services and activate timely referral to hospice, arrange for care that takes into account patients’ cultural beliefs, and respond to spiritual and psychological distress, including the loss of hope that often overshadows physical suffering. The authors especially emphasize palliative care and hospice, since some physicians fear that such referrals may be viewed by patients and families as abandonment. They also address ethical and legal risks in pain management and warn that fear of overprescribing pain medication may inadvertently lead to ineffective pain relief and even place the treating team at risk of liability for undertreatment of pain. While physicians have the ability to treat disease, they also help to determine the time and place of death, and they must recognize that end-of-life choices are made more complex than ever before by advances in medicine and at the same time increasingly important. Care of the Dying Patient addresses some of the challenges frequently confronted in terminal care and points the way toward a more compassionate way of death.
The Dying Patient
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Author : E. Wilkes
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
The Dying Patient written by E. Wilkes and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Medical categories.
The main purpose of this book is to bring together some description of the skills and attitudes of those working in the hospice units specializing in terminal care with those rather different but overlapping skills used daily in the palliation of chronic or incurable disease. This varied collection of papers does not pretend to be exhaustive. Among the omissions, for example, are two major causes of deat- chronic respiratory disease and stroke. This is because the treatment of the end-state of these conditions - and they are not alone in this - lies more in the gentle withdrawal of measures no longer appropriate rather than in any positive regime within the gift of the physician. This may lead on occasion to an unjustifiable diminution of interest, but this is less likely in cases of cardiac or malignant disease. Ischaemic heart disease remains the main killer of the western world. We may see important changes in our approach over the next decade as we document slowly and painstakingly the comparative ineffectiveness of our therapy; but in cases of progressive cardiac disease no matter how we may argue as to management or prevention, we are agreed that we must lighten the dreary burden of illness as effectively as possible.
Physician Assisted Dying
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Author : Timothy E. Quill
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2004-10-13
Physician Assisted Dying written by Timothy E. Quill and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-13 with Medical categories.
In this volume, a distinguished group of physicians, ethicists, lawyers, and activists come together to present the case for the legalization of physician-assisted dying, for terminally ill patients who voluntarily request it. To counter the arguments and assumptions of those opposed to legalization of assisted suicide, the contributors examine ethical arguments concerning self-determination and the relief of suffering; analyze empirical data from Oregon and the Netherlands; describe their personal experiences as physicians, family members, and patients; assess the legal and ethical responsibilities of the physician; and discuss the role of pain, depression, faith, and dignity in this decision. Together, the essays in this volume present strong arguments for the ethical acceptance and legal recognition of the practice of physician-assisted dying as a last resort -- not as an alternative to excellent palliative care but as an important possibility for patients who seek it.
Management Of The Dying Patient And His Family
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Author : Nathan Schnaper
language : en
Publisher: Mss Information Corporation
Release Date : 1974
Management Of The Dying Patient And His Family written by Nathan Schnaper and has been published by Mss Information Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Death categories.
Patient Directed Dying
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Author : Tom Preston
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2006-02-01
Patient Directed Dying written by Tom Preston and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-01 with Medical categories.
Dr. Preston's terminally ill patients and their families face the predicament of how to die when suffering has been medically extended. Through their conversations, they demonstrate how dying is a process, how physicians alter when and how we die, and why natural death is a misnomer after medical interventions prolong the dying process. They explain why patients-not physicians or others-should be able to direct their dying and make decisions for themselves about when and how to die. Dr. Preston gives compelling reasons why aid in dying is not suicide when used by terminally ill patients, and why physicians who help them die are not assisting suicide. He shows why aid-in-dying is ethical and consistent with other current and legal medical practices that help patients die. He debunks claims that legalized aid in dying would be abused for financial, social, or political reasons. He shows how outdated cultural attitudes impede understanding of how we die, why many physicians withdraw from their dying patients, and how the sanctity-of-life principle has become distorted to obstruct aid in dying. "Patient-Directed Dying" is a manifesto calling for mercy and reason in helping terminally ill patients die a peaceful death.
The Management Of Terminal Disease
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Author : Dame Cicely M. Saunders
language : en
Publisher: Hodder Education
Release Date : 1978
The Management Of Terminal Disease written by Dame Cicely M. Saunders and has been published by Hodder Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Health & Fitness categories.
How To Cope With A Fatal Illness
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Author : Albert Ellis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-01
How To Cope With A Fatal Illness written by Albert Ellis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01 with categories.
Famed psychotherapist Albert Ellis, and psychologist Michael Abrams show how the dying person can stave off depression and seize what opportunities for enjoyment are still available. Even when terminal cancer, AIDS, or other death-dealing afflictions strike, people have choices and they can learn how to cope, and to enjoy their remaining days. Shows how to deal with guilt and anger and put an end to hysteria. Reveals how friends and loved ones who panic over impending death may harmfully influence the one they grieve for, to impose needless suffering, and may foster terror and withdrawal from healthy involvements. Their heartwarming stories of successful coping by the celebrated and the obscure offer the reader comfort and aid at a time when both are sorely needed.