On Death & Dying : What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and The

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

ISBN 10: 002089130X / ISBN 13: 9780020891307

Published by Collier Books/ Published by Macm, 1970

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Synopsis:

An investigation into the part that death and dying play in society and in the minds of individuals. Elizabeth Kuebler-Ross's other books include "Living with Death and Dying", "Questions and Answers on Death and Dying", and "On Children and Death".

About the Author: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD, [1926–2004] 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, 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 Kübler-Ross Foundation: EKRFoundation.org.

Ira Byock, MD, is a leading palliative care physician, author, and public advocate for improving care through the end of life. His research and writing have helped to define quality of life and quality of care for people living with advanced medical conditions. He has been involved in hospice and palliative care since 1978 and is a founding member and past president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. From 1996 through 2006, he served as Director for Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care, a national grant program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Dr. Byock is Chief Medical Officer of the Institute for Human Caring of Providence Health and Services system. From 2003 through July 2013 he directed the palliative care program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Dr. Byock is a Professor of Medicine and Community & Family Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

More information is available at IraByock.org.

Bibliographic Details

Title: On Death & Dying : What the Dying Have to ...
Publisher: Collier Books/ Published by Macm
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: Good