Life and death decisions : psychological and ethical considerations in end-of-life care /

Main Author: Kleespies, Phillip M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2004.
Edition:1st ed.
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245 1 |a Life and death decisions :  |b psychological and ethical considerations in end-of-life care /  |c Phillip M. Kleespies. 
250 1 |a 1st ed. 
260 1 |a Washington, DC :  |b American Psychological Association,  |c c2004. 
300 1 |a xiv, 203 p. ;  |c 26 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-187) and indexes. 
505 1 |a Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Modern end-of-life issues: an overview -- Chapter 2. Ethical and legal issues in end-of-life decisions -- Chapter 3. The wish to die: decisions that do not prolong and may hasten the dying process -- Chapter 4. The wish to die: assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia -- Chapter 5. The wish to prolong life -- Chapter 6. Alternatives in care at the end of life -- Chapter 7. The psychologist's role in end-of-life care -- Chapter 8. Concluding thoughts on suffering, dying, and choice. 
650 1 |a Terminal care  |x Moral and ethical aspects 
650 1 |a Terminal care  |x Psychological aspects. 
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