On death and dying : what the dying have to teach doctors, nurses, clergy, and their own families / Death Terminally ill

Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth.

On death and dying : what the dying have to teach doctors, nurses, clergy, and their own families / Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. - First Scribner edition. - New York : Scribner, 2003. - 286 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.

Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1969. Previously published in New York by Touchstone in 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-286)

On the fear of death -- Attitudes toward death and dying -- First stage: denial and isolation -- Second stage: anger -- Third stage: Bargaining -- Fourth stage: depression -- Fifth stage: acceptance -- Hope -- The patient's family -- Some interviews with terminally ill patients -- Reactions to the seminar on death and dying -- Therapy with the terminally ill.

Explores the five stages of death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Through sample interviews and conversations, you gain a better understanding of how imminent death affects the patient, professionals who serve the patient and the patient's family.

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Death--Psychological aspects.
Terminally ill--Psychology.

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