Compassion

NOTE EDITORE

Since the efforts of Dame Cicely Saunders and the founders of the modern hospice movement, compassion has become a fundamental part of palliative care. In this ground-breaking book, international experts give their critical thoughts on the essence and role of compassion, in both palliative and hospice care over the past half-century. Compassion: The essence of palliative and end-of-life care provides insight into the motivations for, and practice of, compassionate palliative and hospice care, featuring the reflections of leading healthcare professionals, social workers, chaplains and educators. Chapters utilise case examples and first-hand experiences to explore the historical and contemporary discourse surrounding the concept of compassion in palliative medicine. This book is relevant to a multidisciplinary audience of palliative care practitioners, including undergraduate and graduate students in sociology, psychology and theology, and healthcare professionals in oncology and gerontology.

SOMMARIO

1 - Compassion: a conceptual reading for palliative and end-of-life care2 - Healing connections3 - Understanding Pity4 - Service5 - Roots6 - Lessons learnt7 - Suffering8 - Courage9 - Seeds sown10 - Empathic Entrée11 - The Golden Rule12 - The Truth of Time13 - Enlightened Resolve14 - Spirit15 - Vulnerability16 - Community17 - Interconnectedness18 - Compassionate Love19 - Compassionate organisations20 - The Light and the Shadow21 - Lessons from our teachers

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198703310
• Dimensioni: 234 x 13.9 x 162 mm Ø 376 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 244