Review of Dying Dignified: The Health Professional's Guide to Care

Review of Dying Dignified: The Health Professional's Guide to Care

Reviews the book, Dying Dignified: The Health Professional's Guide to Care by Thomas Andrew Gonda and John Edward Ruark (1984). This is a pragmatic, down-to-earth text that identifies issues involved in the care of the dying and that gives clinicians specific strategies for handling the termina...

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Veröffentlicht in:Contemporary psychology 1985-02, Vol.30 (2), p.159-159
1. Verfasser: Edinberg, Mark A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Clinicians
Death and Dying
Health Personnel
Human
Terminally Ill Patients
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Zusammenfassung:Reviews the book, Dying Dignified: The Health Professional's Guide to Care by Thomas Andrew Gonda and John Edward Ruark (1984). This is a pragmatic, down-to-earth text that identifies issues involved in the care of the dying and that gives clinicians specific strategies for handling the terminal client and family. The text is easy to follow, and major points are reiterated in the left margin in each chapter. The book's strengths are identifying specific issues that arise for the medical clinician, explaining concrete steps to handle these situations, and providing case examples. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0010-7549
DOI:10.1037/023583