Title The art of conversation through serious illness : lessons for caregivers / Richard P. McQuellon, Michael A. Cowan

Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (144 pages) Contents Acknowledgments; Prologue; INTRODUCTION; PART I; PART II; PART III; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Contact Information Summary Every day, thousands of people receive a diagnosis of serious, life-threatening illness, and their families and friends suddenly become caregivers. Despite the best of intentions it is not always easy to communicate well under these circumstances, or find deep empathy for something one has never before experienced. When is it best to speak, and when to be silent? How can someone provide real comfort, and how can relationships with loved ones facing serious illness be enhanced in this most difficult time? This book is about how to be an encouraging caregiver and friend under the most difficult Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Terminal care -- Psychological aspects Death -- Psychological aspects. Terminally ill -- Psychology Critically ill -- Psychology Caregivers -- Psychology Palliative Care -- psychology Terminal Care -- psychology Critical Care -- psychology Hospices -- methods Attitude to Death MEDICAL -- Terminal Care. Caregivers -- Psychology Critically ill -- Psychology Death -- Psychological aspects Terminal care -- Psychological aspects Terminally ill -- Psychology Form Electronic book Author Cowan, Michael A ISBN 9780199750788 0199750785

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