Death, Dying And Bereavement,9789622097872

Death, Dying And Bereavement

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ISBN13: 9789622097872
ISBN10: 9622097871
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-02-28
Publisher(s): Hong Kong Univ Pr
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Summary

Fear marks the boundary between the known and the unknown. Some Chinese people believe that talking about death will increase the likelihood of occurrence. Also, by talking about death, evil spirits will be attracted to haunt people. In facing death, indi

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Robert A. Neimeyer
Foreword xi
Che Hung Leong
Foreword xiii
Vivian Taam Wong
Preface xv
Contributors xiii
Introduction
1(14)
Amy Yin Man Chow
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
PART ONE DEATH
Our Memorial Quilt: Recollections of Observations from Clinical Practice on Death, Dying and Bereavement
15(16)
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
Amy Yin Man Chow
A Personal Journey: The Physician, the Researcher, the Relative, and the Patient
31(34)
Yvonne Yi Wood Mak
``Letting Go'' and ``Holding On'': Grieving and Traditional Death Rituals in Hong Kong
65(22)
Peter Ka Hing Cheung
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
Wai Fu
Yawen LI
Grace Yee Kam Pau Cheung
Making Peace with the Unknown: A Reflection on Daoist Funerary Liturgy
87(6)
Chi Tim Lai
Death from the Buddhist View: Knowing the Unknown
93(12)
Jing Yin
Autopsy in Chinese: A Forensic Pathologist's View
105(12)
Philip Swan Lip Beh
Death Metaphors in Chinese
117(10)
Wing Shan Cheung
Samuel Mun Yin Ho
What Is Good Death: Bridging the Gap between Research and Intervention
127(12)
Wallace Chi Ho Chan
Heung Sang Tse
Timothy Hang Yee Chan
PART TWO DYING
Impact of Palliative Medicine on the Quality of Life of the Dying
139(12)
Michael Mau Kong Sham
Kin Sang Chan
Doris Man Wah Tse
Raymond See Kit Lo
Dying: The Last Month
151(18)
Raymond See Kit Lo
Euthanasia and Forgoing Life-sustaining Treatment in the Chinese Context
169(14)
Chun Yan Tse
Samantha Mei Che Pang
Community Palliative Care in Hong Kong
183(12)
Faith Chun Fong Liu
The Role of Chinese Medicine in Cancer Palliative Care
195(14)
Siu Man Ng
Providing End-of-Life Care: Enhancing Effectiveness and Resilience
209(16)
Peter Wing Ho Lee
Tracy Tak Ching Kwan
Care for Chinese Families with Patients Facing Impending Death: Nurses' Perspectives
225(16)
Amy Yin Man Chow
Jess Shuk Fun Lo
Wendy Wai Yin Li
Carmen Yuek Yan Lai
Walking a Tightrope: The Loss and Grief of Parents with a Child Suffering from Cancer in Shanghai
241(12)
Vivian Wei Qun Lou
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
PART THREE BEREAVEMENT
Bereavement Care in Hong Kong: Past, Present and Future
253(8)
Amy Yin Man Chow
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
When East Meets West: The Implication for Bereavement Counselling
261(12)
Brenda Wing Sze Koo
Agnes Fong Tin
Elaine Wai Kwan Koo
Sze-man Lee
The Use of Structured Therapeutic Bereavement Groups
273(12)
Agnes Fong Tin
Elaine Wai Kwan Koo
Sze-man Lee
The Use of Volunteers in Bereavement Care
285(8)
Eddie Ho Chuen Chan
The Day After: The Suicide Bereavement Experience of Chinese in Hong Kong
293(16)
Amy Yin Man Chow
Conclusion
309(10)
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
Amy Yin Man Chow
Reference 319(30)
Index 349

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