Death, Dying and Bereavement Paperback / softback

Edited by Donna L Dickenson, Malcolm Johnson, Jeanne Samson Katz

Part of the Published in Association with The Open University series

Paperback / softback

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â€˜This second edition, which has also been edited by Samson Katz, utilizes around half of the original text, of which a significant portions has been revised and updated.

The remainder comprises new material reflecting both the changes in attitudes generally towards death and dying, and also designed to meet the needs of students undertaking the revised curriculum of the K260.

This book will stimulate thinking and challenge the personal views of both academics and those in practice. â€¦[A] valuable tool for both those new to the area of palliative and cancer care and those experienced professionals searching for a new angle on several key topics in relation to ethical issues occurring in this specialityâ€¦ [A]n excellent balance of theoretical contents and moving proseâ€¦ [T]his book is directed towards all professionals working in health and social care. â€¦This book is a must for pre-registration students wishing to gain greater understanding of the psychosocial issues faced by those with a terminal illness and their significant othersâ€™ - Nurse Education Today The fully revised and updated edition of this bestselling collection combines academic research with professional and personal reflections.

Death, Dying and Bereavement addresses both the practical and the more metaphysical aspects of death.

Topics such as new methods of pain relief, guidelines for breaking bad news, and current attitudes to euthanasia are considered, while the mystery of deathand its wider implications are also explored. A highly distinctive interdisciplinary approach is adopted, including perspectives from literature, theology, sociology and psychology.

There are wide-ranging contributions from those who come into professional contact with death and bereavement - doctors, nurses, social workers and councellors.

In addition there are more intimate personal accounts from carers and from bereaved people. Death, Dying and Bereavement is the Course Reader for The Open University course Death and Dying, which is offered as part of The Open University Dilpoma in Health and Social Welfare. Praise for the First Edition:â€˜The book does give a broad overview of many of the issues around death, dying and bereavement.

It raises the readerâ€™s awareness and encourages deeper investigation at every level.

It is easy to reda and therefore accessible to a wide audienceâ€™ - Changesâ€˜Provides a richly woven tapestry of personal, professional and literary accounts of death, dying and bereavementâ€™ - Health Psychology Updateâ€˜Offers a unique collection of fascinating information, research, stories, poems and personal reflections.

It is unusual to experience such a diversity of writings in one bookâ€™ - Nursing Timesâ€˜It brings together the knowledge and skills from a multi-occupational group and thereby offers and opportunity, to whoever reads it, to enable better experiences for those who are dying and bereavedâ€™ - Journal of Interprofessional Careâ€˜For those trying to help the dying and bereaved, this volume will inspire and move you as much as it will inform and guide your workâ€™ - Bereavement Careâ€˜Provides a unique overview, and in many areas, penetrating insights into various aspects of death, dying and bereavement.

One of itâ€™s major strengths is that it brings together a wide and varied discourse on death across cultures and through timeâ€™ - British Journal of Sociology