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Sedation at the End-of-Life: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Paulina . Ed(S): Taboada
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Description for Sedation at the End-of-Life: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Paperback. Editor(s): Taboada, Paulina. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 193 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LNTM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
The book’s main contribution is its interdisciplinary approach to the issue of sedation at the end-of-life. Because it occurs at the end of life, palliative sedation raises a number of important ethical and legal questions, including whether it is a covert form of euthanasia and for what purposes it may legally be used. Many of the book chapters address the first question and almost all deal with a specific form of the second: whether palliative sedation should be used for those experiencing “existential suffering”? This raises the question of what existential suffering is, a topic that is also discussed in ... Read more
The book’s main contribution is its interdisciplinary approach to the issue of sedation at the end-of-life. Because it occurs at the end of life, palliative sedation raises a number of important ethical and legal questions, including whether it is a covert form of euthanasia and for what purposes it may legally be used. Many of the book chapters address the first question and almost all deal with a specific form of the second: whether palliative sedation should be used for those experiencing “existential suffering”? This raises the question of what existential suffering is, a topic that is also discussed in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
175
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789402407327
SKU
V9789402407327
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Reviews for Sedation at the End-of-Life: An Interdisciplinary Approach
“This book is a very timely overview of PS that is increasingly being used in palliative care at the end of life. I would recommend it particularly to palliative care and hospice providers while all of us should become as familiar with this complex paradigm as possible.” (Thomas M. Pitre, The Linacre Quarterly, Vol. 85 (2), May, 2018) “The ... Read more