The lost art of caring a challenge to health professionals, families, communities, and society

Cluff, Leighton E. (Added Author). Binstock, Robert H. (Added Author).

Summary: In this book, clinician Cluff and social scientist Binstock bring together experts to address the importance of caring, the reasons why it has eroded, and measures that can strengthen caring as provided by health professionals, families, communities, and society.--From publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780801865916 (hbk.)
ISBN: 0801865913 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9780801875007 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0801875005 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 260 pages) : illustrations
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electronic resource
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13 CatBulkString:jan.03.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Caring and the populations in need of it. Our need for caring: vulnerability and illness / Daniel Callahan -- Who needs caring? / A.E. Benjamin, Leighton E. Cluff -- Caring and mental illness / Burton V. Reifler, Nancy J. Cox -- Provision of caring. History of caring in medicine / Joel D. Howell -- Forces affecting caring by physicians / Eric J. Cassell -- Caring and medical education / Kenneth M. Ludmerer, Renée C. Fox -- Caring in institutional settings / Mathy Mezey, Claire Fagin -- Home-and community-based care: toward a caring paradigm / Robyn I. Stone -- Caring and community-based voluntary organizations / Linda K. George -- Assessments of caring. Apprasing the success of caring / Alvan R. Feinstein -- Politics of caring / Robert H. Binstock.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Action Note:	digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.