what the dying have to teach doctors, nurses, clergy and their own families /
First Statement of Responsibility
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
40th anniversary ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxii, 240 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Previous edition: New York: Macmillan, 1969; London: Tavistock, 1970.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
On the fear of death -- Attitudes toward death and dying -- First stage: denial and isolation -- Second stage: anger -- Third stage: bargaining -- Fourth stage: depression -- Fifth stage: acceptance -- Hope -- The patient's family -- Some interviews with terminally ill patients -- Reactions to the seminar on death and dying -- Therapy with the terminally ill.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The five stages of grief, first formulated in this hugely influential work 40 years ago, are now part of our common understanding of loss. Ideal for all those with an interest in bereavement, this classic text is reissued with a new introduction looking at its influence on contemporary thought and practice.