1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786095503321

Autore

Strada E. Alessandra

Titolo

The helping professional's guide to end-of-life care [[electronic resource] ] : practical tools for emotional, social, and spiritual support for the dying / / E. Alessandra Strada, PhD

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, CA, : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2013

ISBN

1-60882-200-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Disciplina

616.02/9

616.029

Soggetti

Terminal care - Psychological aspects

Terminally ill - Family relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1; The Journey through Illness; Chapter 2; Developing a Healing Presence; Chapter 3; Working Effectively with the Medical Team; Chapter 4; Meeting with the Patient and the Family; Chapter 5; The Experience of Grief in Patients Who Are Approaching Death; Chapter 6; The Multidimensional Nature of Pain; Chapter 7; Anxiety; Chapter 8; Depression; Chapter 9; Exploring the Spiritual Domain; Chapter 10; When Death Is Imminent: Supporting Patients and Caregivers; Chapter 11; After the Death: Supporting the Mourning Process; Chapter 12

Sommario/riassunto

Clinical psychologist E. Alessandra Strada presents The Helping Professional's Guide to End-of-Life Care, a complete manual designed to help chaplains, nurses, physicians, hospice workers, psychotherapists, palliative care specialists, and psychologists address the psychological needs of terminally ill and dying patients and their families.