In the Shadows: How to Help Your Seriously Ill Adult Child

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Edition: 1
Release: 2013-03-01
Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 1935864270
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

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The latest book from Hygeia Media - an imprint of the Oncology Nursing Society - navigates the difficult path parents face when their adult children become seriously ill. In the Shadows: How to Help Your Seriously Ill Adult Child asks the question, what happens when my adult child is in failing health? In the Shadows is a passionate handbook that advocates for the parent not as "extended family" but as an essential support network when an adult is dealing with a difficult health problem such as a cancer diagnosis. Through 10 real-life stories illustrating diverse examples of parental involvement, In the Shadows, written by Patricia Ringos Beach and Beth E. White, cuts through the thicket of uncertainty that surrounds most parents when trying to determine how much or how little to be involved in the care of their adult child, especially when that child has a family of their own. The book provides a unique perspective on post-adolescence parent-child relationships, gives tips on providin Download In the Shadows for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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The Insanity Offense: How America's Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers Its Citizens Pdf

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Edition: 1
Release: 2012-01-02
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0393341372
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"Vital for all working in the mental health field . . . . Fascinating reading for anyone." —ChoiceE. Fuller Torrey, the author of the definitive guides to schizophrenia and manic depression, chronicles a disastrous swing in the balance of civil rights that has resulted in numerous violent episodes and left a vulnerable population of mentally ill people homeless and victimized. Interweaving in-depth accounts of landmark cases in California, Wisconsin, and North Carolina with a history of legislation and changes in the mental health care system, Torrey gives shape to the magnitude of our failure and outlines what needs to be done to reverse this ongoing—and accelerating—disaster. A new epilogue on the 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona, brings this tragic story up to date. Download The Insanity Offense for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients: Balancing Honesty with Empathy and Hope

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Edition: 1
Release: 2009-03-02
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0521706181
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Physicians who care for patients with life-threatening illnesses face daunting communication challenges. Patients and family members can react to difficult news with sadness, distress, anger, or denial. This book defines the specific communication tasks involved in talking with patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Topics include delivering bad news, transition to palliative care, discussing goals of advance-care planning and do-not-resuscitate orders, existential and spiritual issues, family conferences, medical futility, and other conflicts at the end of life. Drs. Anthony Back, Robert Arnold, and James Tulsky bring together empirical research as well as their own experience to provide a roadmap through difficult conversations about life-threatening issues. The book offers both a theoretical framework and practical conversational tools that the practicing physician and clinician can use to improve communication skills, increase satisfaction, and protect themsel Download Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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