Handbook for mortals
Subtitle: guidance for people facing serious illness
By: Joanne Lynn, Joan Harrold, and the Center to Improve Care of the Dying
Contributors: Center to Improve Care of the Dying
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780195146011
Subjects: Death; Psychology; Attitude to Death; Terminal Care; Terminally ill; Terminal care; Patient Education; Popular works; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Originally published: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Living with serious illness; title: Enduring and changing; title: Finding meaning; title: Helping family make decisions and give care; title: Getting the help you need; title: Talking with your doctor; title: Controlling pain; title: Managing other symptoms; title: Learning about specific illnesses; title: Planning ahead; title: Forgoing medical treatment; title: Hastening death; title: Coping with events near death; title: The dying of children; title: Dying suddenly; title: Enduring loss.