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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Charles Garfield, Robert Ed Garfield, Robert Ed. Garfield, Cindy Spring
• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.1997
• EAN: 9780156004954
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600495-4
• Pagine: 336
• Peso: 4531 g
• Serie: Harvest Book; Harvest Book
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Medicine: general issues, Psychology, History of Medicine, Home nursing and caring, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Nursing and ancillary services, Health systems and services, Medicolegal issues, Psychiatric and mental disorders, Nursing Sociology, MEDICAL: Health Care Delivery, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, MEDICAL: Mental Health, MEDICAL: Essays, MEDICAL: History, MEDICAL: AIDS & HIV, MEDICAL: Caregiving, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement, Medical study and revision guides and reference material, medical;hospital;doctor;nurse;1996;1997;1998, MEDICAL: Nursing / Social, Ethical & Legal Issues