Questions and Answers on Death and Dying: A Memoir of Living and Dying - Hardcover

Kubler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0025671200 ISBN 13: 9780025671201

Publisher: Scribner, 1974

Synopsis

A companion volume to "On Death and Dying", this book consists of the questions that are frequently asked of Dr Kubler-Ross, and her answers. She discusses accepting the end of life, suicide, terminal illness, euthanasia, and how to tell a patient that he or she is critically ill.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'On Death and Dying' is one of the most important books ever written on the subject and is still considered the benchmark in the care of the dying. This book is a vital resource for doctors, nurses, members of the clergy, social workers, and lay people dealing with death and dying.

About the Author:

Elisabeth KÜbler-Ross, M.D. (July 8, 1926 – August 24, 2004) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist, humanitarian and co-founder of the hospice movement around the world.  She was also the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying (1969), which first discussed The Five Stages of Grief. Elisabeth authored 24 books in 36 languages and brought comfort to millions of people coping with their own deaths or the death of a loved one. Elisabeth's passions included working with terminally ill children, AIDS patients, and the elderly, amongst others. Her greatest professional legacy includes teaching the practice of humane care for the dying and the importance of sharing unconditional love.  

 

Elisabeth is a 2007 inductee into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and Time Magazine named her one of the 100 greatest thinkers of the 20th century. Her work continues by the efforts of hundreds of organizations around the world including, The Elisabeth KÜbler-Ross Foundation: www.EKRFoundation.org

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication date: 1974
• ISBN 10: 0025671200
• ISBN 13: 9780025671201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 177