Jewish Values in Health and Medicine
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meier, Levi, PUBLISHER: University Press of America, This book integrates ong>theong> foundations of ong>theong> values of ong>theong> Jewish heritage with ong>theong> actual experiences of patients. Through clinical guidelines and anecdotes, ong>theong> reader will gain insight into complex issues involving life, death, pain, suffering, illness and health as ong>theong>y affect patients, health care providers and family members. ong>Theong> book discusses ong>contemporaryong> issues such as AIDS, hospice and Baby M based on ong>theong> value system of ong>theong> Jewish heritage. It is unique in that it combines ong>theong> personal ong>reflectionsong> of patients with expert discussions of psychological and medical aspects of ong>theong>se issues. Includes a contribution by ong>theong> winner of ong>theong> Templeton Prize ong>forong> Progress in Religion.