Death and dying sourcebook : basic consumer health information about end-of-life care and related perspectives, including end-of-life symptoms and treatments, pain management, quality-of-life concerns, patients' rights and privacy issues, advance directives, physician-assisted suicide, caregiving, organ donation, funeral arrangements, and grief ; along with statistical data, information about the leading causes of death, a glossary, and directories of support groups and other resources / Angela L. Williams, managing editor.
Part I. End-of-life perspectives -- part II. Medical management of end-of-life symptoms -- part III. Medical decisions surrounding the end of life -- part IV. End-of-life care facilities -- part V. End-of-life caregiving -- part VI. Death and children: information for parents -- part VII. Legal and economic issues at the end of life -- part VIII. Final arrangements -- part IX. Mortality statistics -- part X. Additional help and information.
Summary:
"Provides basic consumer health information about management of end-of-life symptoms, caregiving and facility evaluation, and legal and economic issues associated with end-of-life. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.