Robert DeBellis

Ideal for professionals who work with the dying and their families, here is an insightful volume of observations, anecdotes, and case studies focusing on sufferingamong AIDS patients, cancer patients, children, the elderly, the mentally ill, and physicians. Learn to understand, cope with, and even overcomeand help others overcomeemotional and physical suffering.

Psychological and Social Aspects in Loss, Grief, and Care

Suffering

Leading medical professionals--physicians, nurses, social workers--who treat cancer patients receiving chemotherapy address vital areas of concern: physician/patient relationships, the psychosocial issues of being a patient, the pediatric patient, and new frontiers. Valuable and readable for health professionals and cancer patients and their families, this book deals honestly with the relevant, often painful subjects inherent in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer with chemotherapy. Contributing authors emphasize the importance of establishing a positive, trusting relationship between patient and doctor and patient's family and of treating the psychologican and social aspects of patients, as well as the medical problems. The eleven patients'rights described in one chapter should be available to all cancer patients and their families who are faced with the decision of choosing chemotherapy as the course of treatment. The problems particular to treating pediatric patients are examined, along with sound advice for school personnel in dealing with cancer patients in the classroom.

The Patient, Family, and Staff

Psychosocial Aspects of Chemotherapy in Cancer Care

Eric Marcus

Virginia Barrett

Austin H. Kutscher

Carole Smith Torres

Mary-Ellen Siegel

Learn to help others understand, cope with, and even overcome emotional and physical suffering. Suffering: Psychological and Social Aspects in Loss, Grief, and Care is a unique and insightful volume of observations, anecdotes, and case studies about suffering. In this important book, doctors, nurses, teachers, funeral directors, and members of the clergy discuss the crucial physical, emotional, and psychological issues that patients and their families must confront when death is imminent. They address a variety of topics including terminal illness, chronic illness, loss, grief, and pain. Ideal for professionals who work with dying people and their families, Suffering highlights topics that are particularly common when working with AIDS patients, cancer patients, children, the elderly, and the mentally ill.

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