Title Palliative care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : from diagnosis to bereavement / edited by David Oliver, Gian Domenico Borasio, Wendy Johnston

Edition Third edition Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Preface; Contents; List of abbreviations; List of contributors; 1 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease; Christopher E. Shaw, Annika Quinn, and Emma Daniel; 2 Palliative care; David Oliver; 3 Communication: breaking the news; Richard Sloan and Gian Domenico Borasio; 4 Decision-making; Wendy Johnston; 5 Advance directives; Gian Domenico Borasio and Raymond Voltz; 6 Respiratory complications; Deborah Gelinas; 7 Control of symptoms: dysphagia; Edith Wagner-Sonntag 8 Control of symptoms: cognitive dysfunctionLaura H. Goldstein; 9 Pain, psychological distress, and other symptoms; David Oliver, Gian Domenico Borasio, and Wendy Johnston; 10 Psychosocial care; Sue Smith and Maria Wasner; 11 Spiritual care; Robert Lambert; 12 Multidisciplinary care: physiotherapy; Ulrike Hammerbeck and Emily Jay; 13 Multidisciplinary care: occupational therapy; Chris Kingsnorth and Sarah Lavender; 14 Multidisciplinary care: speech and language therapy; Amanda Scott and Maryanne McPhee 15 Multidisciplinary care: nursing careDallas A. Forshew; 16 Complementary and alternative medicine; Gregory T. Carter, Sunil Kumar Aggarwal, Michael Weiss, and Richard S. Bedlack; 17 End-of-life care: ethical issues; Leo McCluskey, Lauren Elman, and Wendy Johnston; 18 End-of-life care in ALS; Nigel Sykes; 19 Bereavement; Joy Kelly; 20 No time to waste: a family�s journey from diagnosis to bereavement; Marika Warren, Michelle Warren, and Douglas Warren; Appendix: List of useful websites for ALS patients; Index Summary This volume provides an evidence-based guide to the care of people with ALS/MND, including the control of symptoms, the psychosocial care of patients and their families, and care in bereavement Notes Print version record Subject Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Palliative treatment. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Palliative Care HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL -- Diseases. MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Palliative treatment Form Electronic book Author Oliver, David, 1954- editor. Borasio, Gian Domenico, editor. Johnston, Wendy, editor ISBN 9780191509490 0191509493 1306549108 9781306549103

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