Social Casework · 1988 · 30 citations · 0 references
NursingSocial PsychologyEnd-of-life CarePalliative CarePsychosocial CareCommunication With PatientsEnd-of-life CommunicationEnd-of-life CounselingEnd-of-life PsychiatryTerminal CareBeliefs About Death And DyingCoping With Terminal IllnessMeaning Of DyingSocial ContextSocial Context AnalysisTerminal Illness CommunicationTerminal Illness CopingYoung Adulthood
The authors discuss the specific social and psychological tasks that confront individuals who are dying with AIDS. The young age of the patient, the nature of the disease process, and the social context in which the death occurs profoundly affect the patients' experience.