Sometimes My Heart Goes Numb - Love and Caregiving in a Time of AIDS

Drawing on the real-life stories of twenty exemplary caregivers, Dr. Charles Garfield explains the widely used Shanti caregivers model he originated-and shows how to set limits, avoid burnout, accept gratitude, and grapple with issues of life and death when caring for people with HIV/AIDS.

Summary

Drawing on the real-life stories of twenty exemplary caregivers, Dr. Charles Garfield explains the widely used Shanti caregivers model he originated-and shows how to set limits, avoid burnout, accept gratitude, and grapple with issues of life and death when caring for people with HIV/AIDS.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Garfield, Robert Ed Garfield, Robert Ed. Garfield, Cindy Spring
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.1997
• EAN: 9780156004954
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600495-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Weight: 4531 g
• Series: Harvest Book; Harvest Book
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL: Health Care Delivery, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, MEDICAL: Mental Health, MEDICAL: Essays, MEDICAL: History, MEDICAL: AIDS & HIV, MEDICAL: Caregiving, medical;hospital;doctor;nurse;1996;1997;1998, MEDICAL: Nursing / Social, Ethical & Legal Issues