The patient's wish to die : research, ethics, and palliative care

Despite having the best palliative care, some patients develop a wish to die. The wish to die under these circumstances need not be symptomatic of suboptimal care. However, for those involved in their care, being confronted with a patient who expresses such a wish can be morally, intellectually, and...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Rehmann-Sutter
Weitere Verfasser:
Ohnsorge, Kathrin (MitwirkendeR, HerausgeberIn), Gudat, Heike (MitwirkendeR, HerausgeberIn), Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph (MitwirkendeR, HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Despite having the best palliative care, some patients develop a wish to die. The wish to die under these circumstances need not be symptomatic of suboptimal care. However, for those involved in their care, being confronted with a patient who expresses such a wish can be morally, intellectually, and emotionally challenging. This book explores the subjective experience and needs of patients who hold such wishes, the meanings these wishes may have for them, and some of the moral and practical challenges presented by caring for these patients.
Umfang:
1 online resource
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-178226-2
Schlagworte:
Right to die > Moral and ethical aspects.
Euthanasia > Moral and ethical aspects.
Assisted suicide > Moral and ethical aspects.
Terminal care > Moral and ethical aspects.
Terminal Care.
Palliative Care.
Psychology.
Terminally Ill.
Decision Making.
Ethics.
Right to Die.
Pain.
Advance Care Planning.
Patient Care Planning.
Patient Rights.
Patient Care.
Thinking.
Neurologic Manifestations.
Persons.
Morals.
Behavioral Sciences.
Health Services.
Comprehensive Health Care.
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities.
Therapeutics.
Mental Processes.
Nervous System Diseases.
Human Rights.
Psychology, Social.
Patient Care Management.
Social Control, Formal.
Disease.
Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services.
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
Delivery of Health Care.
Sociology.
Health Services Administration.
Social Sciences.
Medical Ethics & Philosophy
Medicine
Health & Biological Sciences
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