Decision Making near the End of Life

Issues, Developments, and Future Directions
Herausgeber: Werth, James L; Blevins, Dean

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781138967250
• ISBN-10: 1138967254
• Artikelnr.: 44972595

Autorenporträt

James L. Werth, Jr., Ph.D., is Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology Program, Department of Psychology, and Fellow, Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology at The University of Akron. Dr. Werth is also a volunteer psychologist and group co-facilitator at Violet's Cupboard, a support group for gay and bisexual men with HIV/AIDS. Dean Blevins, MPH, Ph.D., is an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a Postdoctoral Fellow, Centers for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.

Inhaltsangabe

Werth
Blevins
Introduction. Field
How People Die in the United States. Webb
Effects of the Media/Public Attitudes. Cerminara
Legal Overview. Keespies
Preston
Miller
End-of-Life Choices. Chang
The Process of Medical Decision-making. Prevost
Miller
Dying in Institutions. Ditt
Advance Directives. Werth
Psychological/Psychiatric Issues. Wells
Allen
Family/Caregiving. Doka
Religion/Spirituality. Hayslip
Diversity/Disenfranchised/Oppressed Groups. Volicier
Decisions By and For Adults with Questionable Mental Capacity. Kazak
End-of-Life Decisions and Children. Crow
Raye
Personal Stories. Orentlicher
Conclusion.