Fear of death

Fear of death

Penson RT; Partridge RA; Shah MA; Giansiracusa D; Chabner BA; Lynch TJ

Oncologist

2005

PedPal Lit; a cancer patient at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) founded The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center at MGH. The Schwartz Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing compassionate health care delivery; a monthly multidisciplinary forum where caregivers reflect on important psychosocial issues faced by patients; Adolescent Adolescent Behavior/psychology AdultAttitude to Death Child Child Behavior/psychology Child; and gain insight and support from fellow staff members. For many; and their caregivers; cancer is synonymous with death. Fearing death is a rational response. For too long; clinicians recognize and address end-of-life issues; is reviewed.; Kenneth B. Schwartz; medicine has ignored this primeval fear. Increasingly; particularly in regard to challenging fear; Preschool Empathy Fear/psychology Humans Middle Aged Neoplasms/psychology Oncologic Nursing Palliative Care/psychology Professional-Patient Relations Religion and Medicine Spirituality Terminal Care/psychology%X Shortly before his death in 1995; the role of the health care provider in the dying process; their families; which provides hope to the patient and support to caregivers and encourages the healing process. The center sponsors the Schwartz Center Rounds

2005

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