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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455005503321

Titolo

The Lost art of caring [[electronic resource] ] : a challenge to health professionals, families, communities, and society / / edited by Leighton E. Cluff and Robert H. Binstock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Md. ; ; London, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-8018-7500-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CluffLeighton E

BinstockRobert H

Disciplina

362.1023

Soggetti

Care of the sick

Medical care

Nursing home care

Terminal care

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; I CARING AND THE POPULATIONS IN NEED OF IT; 1 Our Need for Caring; 2 Who Needs Caring?; 3 Caring and Mental Illness; II THE PROVISION OF CARING; 4 A History of Caring in Medicine; 5 Forces Affecting Caring by Physicians; 6 Caring and Medical Education; 7 Caring in Institutional Settings; 8 Home- and Community-Based Care; 9 Caring and Community-Based Voluntary Organizations; III ASSESSMENTS OF CARING; 10 Appraising the Success of Caring; 11 The Politics of Caring; SUMMARY; INDEX