Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness
(2011)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
362.175/LYNN,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Oxford University Press, 2011
EDITION
Second edition
DESCRIPTION
xix, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780199744565, 0199744564, 9780199744565
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Revised edition of: Handbook for mortals / Joanne Lynn, Joan Harrold, and the Center to Improve Care of the Dying, George Washington University. 1999
Living with serious illness -- Enduring and changing -- Finding meaning -- Helping families make decisions and give care -- Getting the help you need -- Talking with your doctor -- Controlling pain -- Managing other symptoms -- Living with specific illnesses -- Planning ahead -- Deciding about medical interventions -- Hastening death -- Coping with events near death -- The dying of children -- Dying suddenly -- Enduring loss