In search of a good death: A good death is an oxymoron without consideration of mental health
- 24 July 2003
- Vol. 327 (7408), 222
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.327.7408.222
Abstract
EDITOR—Ellershaw and Ward are to be commended for their useful review of “evidence-based guidelines on symptom control, psychological support, and bereavement… to facilitate a 'good death.'”1 Their recommendations for diagnosing dying are concrete, thorough, and practical. By contrast, they write only two sentences about the provision of psychological care: “Patients' insight into their condition should be …Keywords
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