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Death and Dying, Life and Living Links and Biblio:  Caregiving


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See also Aging; Ethics; Grief; Hospice; Life-Threatening Illnesses; Nursing Homes and Assisted Living; Palliative Care.

Abel, Emily K.  
Hearts of Wisdom: American Women Caring for Kin.  1850-1940.  2000.  R727.47 A24 2000.

Ashton, Joyce with Dennis Asthton.  Loss and Grief Recovery:  Help Caring for Children with disabilities, Chronic, or Terminal Illness.  1996.

Baird, Robert M.  and Stuart E. Rosenbaum.  Caring for the Dying:  Critical Issues at the Edge of Life.  2002.  R7268 .C3857 2003


Boerstler, R. and H. Kornfeld.  Life and Death: Harmonizing the Transition: A Holistic and Meditative Approach for Caregivers and the Dying.  Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 1993.

Bornstein, Robert F. and Mary A. Languirand.  When Someone You Love Needs Nursing Home, Assisted Living, or In-Home Care.  Newmarket Press, 2001.

Cluff, Leighton E.  and Robert H. Binstock.  Lost Art of Caring: A Challenge to Health Professionals, Families, Communities, and Society.  2001.  RT42 .L67 2001.

Callahan, Maggie and Patricia Kelley.  Final Gifts:  Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying.  1997.  BF787 .O4 C25 1997

Coberly, Margaret, Ph.D., R. N.  Sacred Passage:  How to Provide Fearless Compassionate Care for the Dying. 2003.

Conner, Karen A.  
Continuing to Care:  Older Americans and Their Families.  2000.  HV1461 .C666 2000.

Coon, David W., Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Larry W. Thompson.  Innovative Interventions to Reduce Dementia Caregiver Distress: A Clinical Guide.  2003.  RC521 .C665 2003.

Doka, Kenneth J. and Joyce D. Davidson, eds.  Caregiving and Loss: Family Needs, Professional Responses.  2001. 

Doka, Kenneth J..  Living with Life-Threatening Illness: A Guide for Patients, Their Families, and Caregivers. Reprint  1998.  R726.5 .D65 1998.

Field, Marilyn J. and Christine K. Cassel, eds.  Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life. Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press, 1997.  Electronic book via library catalog.

Friesen, Lynette.  After Goodbye: A Daughter's Story of Grief and Promise.  2005.

Fuchs, Elinor.  Making an Exit: A Mother-Daughter Drama with Machine Tools, Alzheimer's, and Laughter.  2005.

Galanti, Geri-Ann.  
Caring for Patients from Different Cultures.  2004.  RT86.54 .G53 2004.

Golubow, Mark.  For the Living:  Coping, Caring, and Communicating with the Terminally Ill.  Death, Value and Meaning Series.  2002.

Griffith, William H.  More than a Parting Prayer:  Lessons in Caregiving for the Dying.  2004.

Grollman, E. and S. Grollman.  Your Aging Parents:  Reflections for Caregivers.  1997.

Hall, E. Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease:  A Christian Perspective. 2000.

Hilden, Joanne and Daniel R. Tobin with Karen Lindsey.  Shelter from the Storm:  Caring for a Child with a Life-Threatening Condition.  2003.

Hyer, L. and S. Sohnle.  Trauma Among Older People:  Issues and Treatment.  2001.

Kolb, Patricia J.  
Caring for Our Elders: Multicultural Experiences with Nursing Home Placement.  2003.  RC954.3 .K65 2003.

Kosberg, Jordan I. and Lenard W. Kaye, eds.  Elderly Men: Special Problems and Professional Challenges.  1997.  HQ1064.U5 E425 1997.

Krapp, Kristine, ed.  Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health.  2002.  REFERENCE  RT21 .G353 2002

Larson, Dale G.  The Helper's Journey: Working with People Facing Grief, Loss, and Life-Threatening Illness. Champaign, Ill.: Research Press, 1993.

Levine, Carol.  Always on Call: When Illness Turns Families into Caregivers.  2000.  RT120.H65 A49 2000.

Lustbader, Wendy.  Taking Care of Aging Family Members:  A Practical Guide.  Rev. and Expanded.  1994.

Lynn, Joanne and Joan Harrold, eds.  Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness.  NY: Oxford University Press, 1999. R726.8 H353 1999

Lynn, Joanne, J. L. Schuster, and A. Kabcenell.  Improving Care for the End of Life:  A Source Book for Health Care Managers and and Clinicians.  Oxford UP, 2000.


McFarlane, Roger and Philip Bashe.  
The Complete Bedside Companion: No-Nonsense Advice on Caring for the Seriously Ill.  NY: Simon and Schuster, 1998.

McGonigle, Chris.  Surviving Your Spouse's Chronic Illness.  1999.

McLeod, Beth Witrogen, ed.:  And Thou Shalt Honor: The
Caregiver's companion.  2002 (companion book to PBS Series)  RA645 .3A53 2002

McLeod, Beth Witrogen.  
Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal.  John Wiley, 1999.  R726 .8 M39 1999

Merrill, Deborah M.  Caring for Elderly Parents:  Juggling Work, Family, and Caregiving in Middle and Working Class Families.  1997.  HQ1063.6 .M47 1997

Meyer, C. A Good Death:  Challenges, Choices, and Care Options.  1998

Modly, Doris.  Home Care Nursing Services: International Lessons.  1997. RA645.3 .H644

Morgan, J., ed.  Ethical Issues in the Care of the Dying and Bereaved Aged.  1996.Mui, Ada C., Namkee G. Choi and Abraham Monk.  Long-Term Care and Ethnicity.  1998.  HV1465 M84 1998.

Morgan, John D.  Meeting the Needs of Our Clients Creatively: The Impact of Art and Culture on Caregiving.  Death, Value, and Meaning Series.  2000.

Mui, Ada C., Namkee G. Choi and Abraham Monk.  
Long-Term Care and Ethnicity.  1998.  HV1465 M84 1998.

New Jersey, State.  Alzheimer's Disease: A New Jersey Directory of Services for Family Cargivers and Health and Human Service Providers.  REFRENCE  F131.9.A26 A47.

Nodding, Nel.  Starting at Home: Caring and Social Policy.  2002.  HM1146 .N64 2002.

Olshevshi, Jodi L., Anne D. Katz, Bob G. Knight, T. J. McCallum.  Stress Reduction for Caregivers.  HV1451 .045 1999.

Olson, Laura Katz.  Not-so-Golden Years; Caregiving, the Frail Elderly and the Long-Term Care Establishment.  2003. HV1461 .047 2003

Quill, Timothy E.  Caring for Patients at the End of Life:  Facing an Uncertain Future Together.  2001.

Rando, Theresa.  Clinical Dimensions of Anticipatory Mourning. Theory and Practice in Working with the Dying, Their Loved Ones, and Their Caregivers.  2000.

Rice, Robin.  Home Health Nursing Practice:  Concepts and Application.  1996.  RT120.H65 R55 1996

Roberts, Barbara K.  Death without Denial, Grief Without Apology: A Guide for Facing Death and Loss.  2002.  (Oregon's former governor and her husband's dying/death from lung cancer)

Rosswurm, Mary Ann, ed.  Home Care for Older Adults: A Guide for Families and Other Caregivers.  1998.  RC954 .H574 1998.

Ruiz, Dorothy Smith.  Amazing Grace:  African American Grandmothers as Caregivers and Conveyers of Traiditional Values.  2004  HG759.9 .R85 2004

Ryerson, Marjorie.  Companions for the Passage:  Stories of the Intimate Privilege of Accompanying the Dying.  2005.

Schmidt, Laura and Joe Pizzarello.  A Good Death: A Couple's Journey. 2004 (Pancreatic Cancer)


Trotman, Frances K.  and Claire M. Brody.  
Psychotherapy and Counseling with Older Women: Cross-cultural, Family, and End-of-Life Issues.  2001.  RC451 .4 .A5 T76 2002

Ungvoski, Peter and Jackqueline Hank Flaskerud.  
AIDS: A Guide to Primary Care Management. 1999.  RC607 .A26 H555 1999.

Valle, Ramon.  Caregiving Across Cultures: Working with Dementing Illness and Ethnically Diverse Populations.  1998.  RC521 .V34 1998.

Visiting Nurses Association of America.  Caregiver's Handbook:  A Complete Guide to Home Health Care by the Visiting Nurses Association of America.  DK Publishers, 1998.

Wiltshire, Susan.  Seasons of Grief and Grace: A Sister's Story of AIDS. 1995.