Handbook for mortals
Subtitle: guidance for people facing serious illness
By: Joanne Lynn, Joan Harrold, Janice Lynch Schuster
Contributors: Harrold, Joan K.; Schuster, Janice Lynch
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199744565
Other titles: Handbook for mortals.
Notes: 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.
Table of contents: title: Living with serious illness; title: Enduring and changing; title: Finding meaning; title: Helping families make decisions and give care; title: Getting the help you need; title: Talking with your doctor; title: Controlling pain; title: Managing other symptoms; title: Living with specific illnesses; title: Planning ahead; title: Deciding about medical interventions; title: Hastening death; title: Coping with events near death; title: The dying of children; title: Dying suddenly; title: Enduring loss.