Kuhl, David
What dying people want : practical wisdom for the end of life / David Kuhl - New York : Public Affairs, ℗♭2002 - xxix, 317 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-310) and index
Time and anxiety -- Bad news -- Physical pain -- Being touched, being in touch -- Life review -- Speaking the truth -- Longing to belong -- Self-realization: who am I -- Transcendence
Facing death, and the fear and anxiety that arise from it, is part of the human experience. Though much has been done to address the physical pain suffered by those with terminal illness, Western medicine has been slow to understand and alleviate the psychological and spiritual distress that comes with the knowledge of death. In What Dying People Want, Dr. Kuhl begins to bridge that gap. He does so by addressing end-of-life realities-physical, psychological, and spiritual-through his own experiences as a doctor and through the words and experiences of people who live with the knowledge that they are dying. Dr. Kuhl presents ways of finding new life in the process of dying, of understanding the inner reality of living with terminal illness, and of addressing the fear of pains, as well as pain itself. We can learn lessons in living from those who are dying, and it is possible to find meaning and peace in the face of death
1586481193 9781586481193 1586481975 9781586481971
2002024928
Death--Psychological aspects
Terminally ill--Psychology
Terminally ill--Family relationships
Death--Psychological aspects--Case studies
Terminally ill--Psychology--Case studies
Terminally ill--Family relationships--Case studies
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill--psychology
Case Reports
Case studies.
BF789.D4 / K84 2002
155.9
2002 G-963 BF 789.D4 / K96w 2002
What dying people want : practical wisdom for the end of life / David Kuhl - New York : Public Affairs, ℗♭2002 - xxix, 317 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-310) and index
Time and anxiety -- Bad news -- Physical pain -- Being touched, being in touch -- Life review -- Speaking the truth -- Longing to belong -- Self-realization: who am I -- Transcendence
Facing death, and the fear and anxiety that arise from it, is part of the human experience. Though much has been done to address the physical pain suffered by those with terminal illness, Western medicine has been slow to understand and alleviate the psychological and spiritual distress that comes with the knowledge of death. In What Dying People Want, Dr. Kuhl begins to bridge that gap. He does so by addressing end-of-life realities-physical, psychological, and spiritual-through his own experiences as a doctor and through the words and experiences of people who live with the knowledge that they are dying. Dr. Kuhl presents ways of finding new life in the process of dying, of understanding the inner reality of living with terminal illness, and of addressing the fear of pains, as well as pain itself. We can learn lessons in living from those who are dying, and it is possible to find meaning and peace in the face of death
1586481193 9781586481193 1586481975 9781586481971
2002024928
Death--Psychological aspects
Terminally ill--Psychology
Terminally ill--Family relationships
Death--Psychological aspects--Case studies
Terminally ill--Psychology--Case studies
Terminally ill--Family relationships--Case studies
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill--psychology
Case Reports
Case studies.
BF789.D4 / K84 2002
155.9
2002 G-963 BF 789.D4 / K96w 2002