Overview
This is one of the few texts available that focuses on the human aspect of managing pain and suffering. Through personal accounts and professional studies, this collection of essays examines the impact of pain and suffering from the viewpoints of patients, family members, clergy and caregivers. The book promotes a holistic understanding of human suffering that extends beyond the scope of pain management to stress the overall importance of a fully developed patient-provider relationship. The contributors emphasize the necessity of human engagement, which is often considered as falling outside the bounds of medical treatment, as crucial to a patient's experience.
ShowKey Features
- A chapter on AIDS and suffering
- A chapter on suffering and survivorship
- Numerous personal accounts
- Ten original paintings
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ShowTable of Contents
PART I: THE EXPERIENCE OF SUFFERING
1) An Understanding of Suffering Grounded in Clinical Practice and Research
2) Suffering in the First Person: Glimpses of Suffering Through Patient and Family Narratives
PART II: SUFFERING IN SPECIAL CONTEXTS
3) The Suffering of Children and Their Families
4) HIV/AIDS and Suffering
5) Suffering and Survivorship
PART III: PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES
6) Physician's Perspective on Suffering
7) Theological Perspectives
8) Coaching and Suffering
PART IV: HUMANIZING THE EXPERIENCE OF PAIN AND ILLNESS
9) Humanizing the Experience of Pain and Illness
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ShowAbout the Author(s)
Betty Rolling Ferrell, PhD, FAAN-City of Hope Medical Center
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