On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nursers, Clergy and Their Own Families » (REPRINT)

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D., is a medical doctor, psychiatrist, and internationally renowned thanatologist. Her books include The Wheel of Life, AIDS, and Questions and Answers on Death and Dying.

One of the most important psychological studies of the late twentieth century, On Death and Dying grew out of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's famous interdisciplinary seminar on death, life, and transition. In this remarkable book, Dr. Kübler-Ross first explored the now-famous five stages of death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Through sample interviews and conversations, she gives the reader a better understanding of how imminent death affects the patient, the professionals who serve that patient, and the patient's family, bringing hope to all who are involved.

Preface

I On the Fear of Death

II Attitudes Toward Death and Dying

III First Stage: Denial and Isolation

IV Second Stage: Anger

V Third Stage: Bargaining

VI Fourth Stage: Depression

VII Fifth Stage: Acceptance

VIII Hope

IX The Patient's Family

X Some Interviews with Terminally Ill Patients

XI Reactions to the Seminar on Death and Dying

XII Therapy with the Terminally Ill

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