Families Facing Death: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals and Volunteers
Elliott J. Rosen
208 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0669216852
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Language: English
Publish: June 15, 1990
From the moment one of its members is diagnosed as terminally ill, families begin a dramatic shift in how they function and how they cope. A wide variety of factors including intergenerational patterns, ethnicity, and societal sanctions affect the changes families undergo when faced with death.