Psychosocial Issues Near the End of Life

ISBN: 9781591472360

出版社: Amer Psychological Assn

出版年: 2005-8

页数: 264

定价: $ 45.14

装帧: HRD

内容简介

Provides practical applications for optimizing end-of-life care and minimizing psychological and spiritual distress by presenting multiple perspectives. Chapter authors from both research and clinical perspectives cover such topics as the history of the field; the role of psychologists in end-of-life care; cross-cultural considerations; assessment; legal issues; practical care-giving; misinformation about depression and hopelessness; and the respective roles of caregivers and hospices. The final chapter by the editors lays out a crucial blueprint for future research, care, education, and policy. Provides a model for the important role that psychologists play in ensuring that end-of-life care balances physical care with psychosocial and spiritual care.