UID:
almafu_9959230784602883
Format:
1 online resource (385 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-70853-8
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9786612708534
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988-220-384-1
Content:
The intention of this volume is to consolidate and disseminate valuable practical wisdom with professionals in the local and international communities who serve Chinese patients and their family members.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Foreword Robert A. NEIMEYER; Foreword Che Hung LEONG; Foreword Vivian Taam WONG; Preface; Contributors; 1. Introduction; PART ONE: DEATH; 2. Our Memorial Quilt: Recollections of Observations from Clinical Practice on Death, Dying and Bereavement; 3. A Personal Journey: The Physician, the Researcher, the Relative, and the Patient; 4. ""Letting Go"" and ""Holding On"": Grieving and Traditional Death Rituals in Hong Kong; 5. Making Peace with the Unknown: A Reflection on Daoist Funerary Liturgy; 6. Death from the Buddhist View: Knowing the Unknown
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7. Autopsy in Chinese: A Forensic Pathologist's View8. Death Metaphors in Chinese; 9. What Is Good Death: Bridging the Gap between Research and Intervention; PART TWO: DYING; 10. Impact of Palliative Care on the Quality of Life of the Dying; 11. Dying: The Last Month; 12. Euthanasia and Forgoing Life-sustaining Treatment in the Chinese Context; 13. Community Palliative Care in Hong Kong; 14. The Role of Chinese Medicine in Cancer Palliative Care; 15. Providing End-of-Life Care: Enhancing Effectiveness and Resilience
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16. Care for Chinese Families with Patients Facing Impending Death: Nurses' Perspectives17. Walking a Tightrope: The Loss and Grief of Parents of Children with Cancer in Shanghai; PART THREE: BEREAVEMENT; 18. Bereavement Care in Hong Kong: Past, Present and Future; 19. When East Meets West: Implications for Bereavement Counselling; 20. The Use of Structured Therapeutic Bereavement Groups; 21. The Use of Volunteers in Bereavement Care; 22. The Day After: Experiences of Bereaved Suicide Survivors; 23. Conclusion; References; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 962-209-787-1
Language:
English
