Citation

Voigt RF. J. Palliat. Care 1995; 11(2): 38-41.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Center for Bioethics)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7595812

Abstract

By accepting the role of caregiver, the physician can do much to decrease the fear surrounding death. By providing an opportunity for a patient to discuss his ideas and feelings about his own death, physicians can better prepare their patients and themselves for the inevitable. None of us can reverse the dying process. By accepting the fact of death and by reframing our goals to provide care that promotes comfort and dignity, the act of watching our patients die becomes not only bearable but also serene.

Language: en

Keywords

Advance Care Planning; Advance Directives; Attitude to Death; Death and Euthanasia; Depression; Euthanasia; Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; Fear; HIV Infections; Humans; Physician-Patient Relations; Social Support; Suicide