On death & dying
Subtitle: what the dying have to teach doctors, nurses, clergy & their own families
By: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D. ; foreword by Ira Byock, M.D.
Contributors: Byock, Ira, author of foreword
Edition: Scribner trade paperback edition. Anniversary edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781476775548
Subjects: Terminally ill; Death; Psychology; Psychological aspects
Other titles: On death and dying :
Description: The five stages of grief, first formulated in this hugely influential work, are now part of our common understanding of loss. Ideal for all those with an interest in bereavement, this classic text is reissued with a new introduction looking at its influence on contemporary thought and practice.
Notes: "Reading group guide"--Cover.

Previous editions: New York: Macmillan, 1969; London: Tavistock, 1970.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-272).
Table of contents: title: On the fear of death; title: Attitudes toward death and dying; title: First stage: denial and isolation; title: Second stage: anger; title: Third stage: bargaining; title: Fourth stage: depression; title: Fifth stage: acceptance; title: Hope; title: The patient's family; title: Some interviews with terminally ill patients; title: Reactions to the seminar on death and dying; title: Therapy with the terminally ill; title: Bibliography; title: Reading Group guide; title: Guide for further discussion; title: Resources.