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A History of Palliative Care, 1500-1970: Concepts, Practices, and Ethical Challenges

A History of Palliative Care, 1500-1970: Concepts, Practices, and Ethical Challenges

Hardcover

Series: Philosophy and Medicine, Book 123

PhilosophyMedical Reference

ISBN10: 3319541773
ISBN13: 9783319541778
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: May 5 2017
Pages: 219
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Part I: The Early Modern Period (1500-1800).- Ethical Challenges.- The Experience of Death and Terminal Care in Everyday Life.- Part II: Modern Times (1800-1970).- The Rise and Fall of Euthanasia Medica.- The Practice of Palliative Treatment.- The Doctor as an Emotional and Spiritual Caregiver.- The Perspective of Patients.- Ethical Controversies.- Institutional Care.- The Time after 1945.- Conclusion: Continuity and Change.- Selected Bibliography.

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