The Ethics of Terminal Care Orchestrating the End of Life /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Loewy, Erich H. (Συγγραφέας), Loewy, Roberta Springer (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Ethics.; Internal medicine.; Geriatrics.; Medical research.; Medical laws and legislation.; Quality of life.; Quality of Life Research.; Internal Medicine.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Medical Law.

 Today we have more control over how we live and how we die than we ever had before. This fact has produced many ethical problems. While much about life is biologically determined, much else is determined by the social circumstances surrounding it. Unfortunately, little energy is spent dealing with the social and psychological factors within which the medical/biological factors are imbedded. In this volume the authors examine some of the medical social and psychological conditions which affect the way we die. Important topics covered include attitudes toward death; suicide, assisted suicide and euthanasia; hospice and pain management. This volume will be of interest to all who work with terminally ill patients. 

 Dying, Death and Attitudes -- Questions, Methods and the Problem of Autonomy -- The Concept of Orchestrating Death -- Sudden Death and the End of Life -- Suicide, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia -- Hospice and the End of Life -- Challenges for Tomorrow: Where Do We Go from Here?.