K�ubler-Ross, Elisabeth.

Questions and answers on death and dying : a companion volume to On death and dying / Questions & answers on death and dying Elisabeth K�ubler-Ross. - 1st Touchstone ed. - New York : Touchstone Book/Simon & Schuster, 1997. - xii, 177 p. ; 22 cm.

Previously published: Macmillan, 1974. Includes index.

The dying patient -- Special forms of communication -- Suicide and terminal illness -- Sudden death -- Prolongation of life -- Where do we best care for our dying patients -- The family's problems after death has occurred -- Funerals -- Family and staff deal with their own feelings -- Other staff problems -- Old age -- Questions of humor and fear, faith and hope -- Personal questions.

This companion volume on death and dying consists of the questions that are most frequently asked of Dr. Kubler-Ross and her compassionate answers. She discusses accepting the end of life, suicide, terminal illness, euthanasia, how to tell a patient he or she is critically ill, and how to deal with all the special difficulties surrounding death.

0684839377 (pbk.) : $10.00 9780684839370 (pbk.)

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Death.
Terminal care.

R726.8 / .K8 1997