Intimations of Mortality: Medical Decision-Making at the End of Life

ISBN-13: 9781108486804 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 250 str.

Barbara A. Reich

Opis

A thoroughly researched, empirically-based explanation of the failures of end-of-life communication & decision-making in the United States.

Recenzje

'This insightful, clinically relevant volume does reveal the challenges and obstacles related to the quality of end-of-life care in the US. It should be read by all palliative care physicians, hospice social workers and chaplains, and those seeking a clinically applicable understanding of end-of-life care … Recommended.' A. W. Klink, Choice

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The Conundrum: How Much Medical Care is 'Enough'? ; 2. Our Health Care 'System': The Good, the Bad, and the Probably Unfixable; 3. Autonomy and Informed Consent in the Real World; 4. The Denial of Death and Its Sequelae; 5. Disorders of Consciousness and the Meaning of Life; 6. More Barriers to Good Communication; 7. Palliative and Hospice Care: Misunderstandings and Lost Opportunities; 8. Rational Apathy and the Role of Uncertainty; 9. The Crucible: Making Decisions for Incapacitated Patients; 10. Resolving Conflicts at the End of Life: Three Models; 11. What's a Pragmatist to Do? ; 12. At the End of the Day; Index.