Jennifer Philip

Towards a philosophy of palliative care

An exploration of the nature of knowledge, culture and ethics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Palliative care is a complex form of health care at once embodying practices that may be considered medical, such as pain and symptom relief, as well as social in nature, such as psychological and spiritual care, and attention to suffering. Palliative care is intimately embedded in the communities it serves. It must reflect the communities values and be responsive to their concerns. Any examination of the practices of palliative care must encompass approaches that extend beyond the borders of biomedicine to adequately address the complexities and many aspects of this form of care. Reflecting the heterogeneity of palliative care, this exploration uses heterogeneous methodologies including ideas from the fields of philosophy, sociology, thanatology, psychoanalysis and semiotics, as well as empirical data from qualitative and quantitative studies. In this way, some of the many aspects of palliative care are revealed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 519g
• ISBN-13: 9783838323190
• ISBN-10: 383832319X
• Artikelnr.: 28898512

Autorenporträt

Physician in Palliative Medicine at St Vincent''s Hospital, and Centre for Palliative Care Education & Research, Melbourne, Australia. PhD Monash University, Palliative Medicine. FAChPM, Royal Australasian College of Physicians. MMed, Grad Dip Pall Med, and MBBS University of Melbourne.