Published August, 2006
By Michael Wright and David Clark
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Africa, a region covering 22% of the earth's surface, is affected by widespread poverty and the AIDS pandemic. The loss of life resulting from this is increasingly becoming the focus of the world. This comprehensive text examines the development of palliative care services in 26 African countries, from various different perspectives.

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Published July, 2006
By Christina M. Puchalski
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Is religion good for your health? Should doctors talk with their patients about their spiritual or religious beliefs? Should doctors pray with their patients? Addressing such issues, this book presents thinking on how spiritual care can be integrated into traditional caregiving in a practical manner. It includes a foreword by the Dalai Lama.

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Published July, 2006
By Christina M. Puchalski
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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A guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. This book presents the thinking on how spiritual care can be integrated into traditional caregiving. It discusses aspects of spirituality, such as presence, ethics, and relationships, and delves into a number of specific religious and theological traditions.

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Published April, 2006
By Ronald T. Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Represents multidisciplinary and international efforts and a combination of research and service. Containing information for patients and families, this volume will be useful to the psychologists, psychiatrists, oncologists, nurses, and social workers who help children and their families through the treatment, recovery and grieving process.

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Published March, 2006
By Jill Cooper and J Cooper
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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Now in its second edition, this is the only book on occupational therapy in oncology and palliative care. It has been thoroughly updated, contains new chapters, and like the first edition will appeal to a range of allied health professionals working with patients with a life-threatening illness.

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Published February, 2006
By Fiona Randall, R S Downie and R.S. Downie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The philosophy of palliative care has long remained undisputed by health care professionals and philosophers. This unique book reviews the ethical problems inherent within care of the terminally ill. It suggests a new philosophy statement that could improve clinical care and take the specialty forward.

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Published February, 2006
By Susanne Kranzle, Ulrike Schmid and Christa Seeger
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Published January, 2006
By David J. Bearison
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Illustrates how clinicians from different professional roles speak about the biological, psychological, spiritual, and social dimensions of caring for terminally ill patients. This book analyzes their ways of making sense and giving meaning to their difficult experiences, unearthing common and distinct themes and issues across disciplines.

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Published January, 2006
By Frankie Campling and Michael Sharpe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: The Facts
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This book looks at the practical, emotional, and social problems shared by most people who suffer from a long-term illness, and suggests a variety of ways in which they can do something for themselves to improve the situation. It could also be very useful to family and friends, as well as for health professionals.

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Published January, 2006
By Cicely Saunders, David Clark and The late Cicely Saunders
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Recognising the unmet needs of dying patients in hospital, Dame Cicely established St Christopher's Hospice and, with others, conceived of a comprehensive approach to dealing with the variety of symptoms and suffering often experienced by patients with progressive debilitating disease. This book covers a selection of Cicely Saunders' most important writings throughout a period of over forty years.

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