Living with Dying
Author | : Dame Cicely M. Saunders |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1989 |
ISBN-10 | : UCAL:B5039944 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Living with Dying written by Dame Cicely M. Saunders and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1989 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition incorporates the latest developments in the treatment of the terminally ill patient. It tackles the general ethical and medical principles in the care of the dying patient and considers the details of the control of pain and other symptoms, with the hope that doctors and other professionals will support the patient and his family by sharing the truth with them and empathizing with their emotional suffering. Written by internationally renowned authors, this book is an invaluable handbook for family doctors and health professionals and a compassionate source of information for the terminally ill and their relatives.