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Life and Death Decisions: Psychological and Ethical Considerations in End-Of-Life Care
by Phillip M., Ph.D. Kleespies
Product Group: Book
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA) (2003-10)
ISBN: 1591470676
EAN: 9781591470670
Dewy Decimal #: 179.7
Hardcover: 216 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: SA08061201x
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Exactly as shown, Dust Jacket intact with no damage. Text clean with NO marks.
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Product Description
This work offers mental health practitioners information about the choices that people must make regarding how they will die, or how they will resist dying, and about the ethical issues involved in making those choices. It presents the major moral, value-based, and ethical principles that guide end-of-life decision-making, including autonomy, beneficence, mercy, and justice. It also reviews the elements of informed consent, competence, and other issues that guide the American legal system's stance on this controversial debate. It articulates the role and functions that mental health practitioners, particularly psychologists, can fulfil as members of end-of-life interdisciplinary teams to help individuals interact more fully with their loved ones and make decisions on a path toward increasing the probability of death with dignity.
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A Must Read For Everyone!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-09-11
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Mr. Kleespies magnificent text is a must read for everyone!! One never knows when they will be faced with end-of-life care decisions and we must take the time now to be well informed and prepared. I believe that the lay person as well as the professional will gain a great deal of knowledge from this book.
A wonderful companion book to this is a marvelous new publication by Renata Vestevich entitled "Grant Me My Final Wish: A personal journal to simplify life's inevitable journey."
We all need to make our wishes known while we are still able to communicate and this journal will take you step-by-step through this process. It is something that you can begin writing in now, filling it with your requests for just how you want that inevitable day to be carried out. You can also fill it full of precious memories and photographs which will become a treasured keepsake for family members.
Now is the time..in the present..for us to become well informed about such issues as outlined in Mr. Kleespies text. After reading it you may want to go one step further by beginning to personalize your own wishes in Ms. Vestevich's beautiful journal.
Thank you both for helping us prepare for such challenging issues right now while there still is time to do so...
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