Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness /
Lynn, Joanne,1951-
Harrold, Joan K.
Schuster, Janice Lynch.
New York : Oxford University Press,
c2011.
Rev. ed. of: Handbook for mortals / Joanne Lynn, Joan Harrold, and the Center to Improve Care of the Dying, George Washington University. 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Catastrophic illness
Terminally ill
Death
Terminal care
Terminal Care
Advance Care Planning
Attitude to Death
Patient Education as Topic
Terminally Ill