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.