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Beschreibung
AIDS "None of us is so unique as to be exempt from the human condition." As the numbers of reported AIDS cases continue to climb, and the disease continues to take more and more lives, those who have to deal with the complexities of this problem continue to ask: "How do we care for these terminally ill?" Using letters from patients, questions and answers between patient and doctor, and other compassionate tools, Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the world's foremost expert on death and dying, shows us how to comfort the seriously ill and help AIDS patients through the critical "stages of dying" She addresses the stigma surrounding AIDS as a "gay disease" and makes a special plea for prisoners with AIDS, for women and children with AIDS, and for babies with AIDS. This remarkable book is warm and informative on one of the most important subjects of our time.
AIDS "None of us is so unique as to be exempt from the human condition." As the numbers of reported AIDS cases continue to climb, and the disease continues to take more and more lives, those who have to deal with the complexities of this problem continue to ask: "How do we care for these terminally ill?" Using letters from patients, questions and answers between patient and doctor, and other compassionate tools, Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the world's foremost expert on death and dying, shows us how to comfort the seriously ill and help AIDS patients through the critical "stages of dying" She addresses the stigma surrounding AIDS as a "gay disease" and makes a special plea for prisoners with AIDS, for women and children with AIDS, and for babies with AIDS. This remarkable book is warm and informative on one of the most important subjects of our time.
Über den Autor
Elisabeth Kbler-Ross, MD, (19262004)was a Swiss-born psychiatrist, humanitarian, and co-founder of the hospice movement around the world. She was also the author of the groundbreaking bookOn Death and Dying, which first discussed the five stages of grief. Elisabeth authored twenty-four books in thirty-six languages and brought comfort to millions of people coping with their own deaths or the death of a loved one. Her greatest professional legacy includes teaching the practice of humane care for the dying and the importance of sharing unconditional love. Her work continues by the efforts of hundreds of organizations around the world, including The Elisabeth Kbler-Ross Foundation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Working with AIDS Patients

2. Parents of Children with AIDS

3. Children and AIDS

4. Babies with AIDS: We the People

5. Letters to the Editor

6. Finding a Way

7. Women and AIDS

8. Letting Go

9. The Birth of Support Systems

10. AIDS in Prison

Epilogue

Appendix
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
Genre: Importe, Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: No Series
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780684839400
ISBN-10: 0684839407
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth
Auflage: Touchstone
Hersteller: Scribner
No Series
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.06.1997
Gewicht: 0,491 kg
Artikel-ID: 101023756

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