The role of the mental health professional in helping significant others of persons who are assisted in death

Death Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-255

  Werth Jr , James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE;

AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; ASSOCIATION FOR DEATH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING; CODES OF ETHICS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; FAMILY MEMBERS; FRIENDS; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS; PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; SOCIAL WORKERS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CODES OF ETHICS; COUNSELING; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY; FRIENDS; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIAL WORK; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0032890687     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/074811899201064     Document Type: Review

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