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	Assessing and Managing Depression in the..., Annals 1 Feb 00
		Physicians who care for terminally ill patients confront a range of complex medical and psychosocial challenges, and treating patients who are experiencing psychosocial distress is often a particularly troublesome clinical task.
		Psychological distress is a major cause of suffering among terminally ill patients and is highly correlated with poor quality of life (13).
		Physicians caring for terminally ill patients should consider the diagnosis of depression when a patient unexpectedly elects to discontinue treatment, is experiencing unrelieved pain, or demonstrates any of the neurovegetative or psychological symptoms of depression.
	www.acponline.org /ethics/block.htm (6008 words)

	Caring for the terminally ill
		Consequently, the doctors reluctantly admitted Kaari in the ward and continued administering all manner of drugs and other procedures although they knew the condition was terminal and palliative care was all she needed to cope.
		She adds that although 50 per cent of terminally ill people who seek services at KNH are cancer patients; no mention of the condition is made in the current management strategic plan.
		Munyoro emphasizes the need for a palliative care department at KNH, saying the number of terminally ill cancer patients is growing in Kenya and other developing countries because of ignorance and poverty.
	www.eastandard.net /hm_news/news_is.php?articleid=1143956075 (1927 words)

	Near-Death Experiences and Nearing Death Awareness in the Terminally Ill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The terminally ill may have had a Near- Death Experience (NDE) prior to the final phase of their illness, but the remarkable experiences that they have as death approaches are called Nearing Death Awareness (Callanan and Kelley, 1992) or NDAs.
		Like NDEs that occur in the acute situation, the terminally ill person may have a NDE when he or she is in a coma or an unresponsive state.
		Terminally ill people may remain close to death for a long period of time if they are waiting for a significant relative or friend to come to the bedside, in order to complete unfinished business with them before going into spirit.
	iands.org /terminally_ill.html (1165 words)

	The Terminally Ill and Their Right to Drugs - Mises Institute
		Essentially, this suit seeks permission for terminally ill people to bypass the normal drug approval process of clinical trials and evaluation by the FDA bureaucracy, and the protection this process is supposed to provide.
		Allowing terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs is not only beneficial and just to them, but will not have the negative consequences that opponents of the idea fear.
		Terminally ill patients are still capable of rational assessment of their alternative choices: "When best practices fail, patients demand innovation.
	www.mises.org /story/2245 (3629 words)

	Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Terminally Ill
		Alternatively, if the patient is terminally ill, a social death may precede biological death in the form of psychological distancing from the patient by family and medical personnel (Rando, 1984).
		Physicians tend to be disease-oriented in their approach with the terminally ill (Heinemann, as cited in Goldberg, Malitz, and Kutscher, 1973).
		The terminally ill, e.g., cancer patients, who are aware of their prognosis, have approximately three months to live, and have an open mind to psychedelics would most benefit from this model.
	www.maps.org /research/sewick.html (8775 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : Rights Of The Terminally Ill Person, The
		In the terminally ill with serious chronic pain the potential risk of addiction to opiates is irrelevant in selecting an analgesic therapy.
		This attention, which is always important, can help the terminally ill in particular to take stock of their lives and frequently rediscover the inner peace enabling them to cope with their experience.
		Above all, the healthcare team for the terminally ill must have human sensitivity: a capacity to listen, assimilate, and speak of the problem without fear of commenting on limit situations which are highly charged emotionally.
	www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=4435 (4955 words)

	Music Therapy Research - Terminally Ill
		The terminally ill patients were able to decrease their focus on pain and on their current stresses from their illness.
		This feature would be meaningful for terminally ill patients who may want to be able to play their favorite songs on the Autoharp.
		Although she is not a music therapist, she has a history of therapeutic experiences with terminally ill patients.
	www.uwec.edu /rasarla/Research/litandgoals/Other/terminallyill.htm (2607 words)

	Why We Shouldn't Legalize Assisting Suicide, Part III: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Most terminal patients seek suicide not because they are ill, but because they are depressed.
		Especially for those who are terminally ill, it is not good to circumvent the dying process.
		Family members who support the suicide of a terminally ill patient often unwittingly reinforce the notion that the ill family member's life has lost all meaning and value and is nothing but a "burden."
	www.nrlc.org /euthanasia/asisuid3.html (595 words)

	MSU Extension Montguide Montana rights of the terminally ill
		The purpose of the Montana Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, is to allow an individual who is of sound mind and who is 18 or more years of age to make a declaration (living will) that governs the withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment when he or she is in a terminal condition.
		Terminal condition means an incurable or irreversible condition that, without the administration of life-sustaining treatment, will, in the opinion of the attending physician, result in death within a relatively short time.
		The Montana Rights of the Terminally Ill Act states that a declaration directing a physician to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment may, but is not required, to be in the form on the back page.
	www.montana.edu /wwwpb/pubs/mt9202.html (2369 words)

	Baylor Health Care System: Depression, anxiety, and delirium in the terminally ill patient
		Looking for depression in terminally ill patients begins with a consideration of preexisting risk factors: a prior history of depression, prior suicide attempts, social stresses, a history of substance abuse, or a family history of depression.
		Another sign of depression in the terminally ill patient is pain that is not responding to treatment as expected.
		I consider delirium in the setting of a terminal illness a reasonable marker of when to tell the family that the patient's life is near its end.
	www.baylorhealth.edu /proceedings/14_2/14_2_fine_cme.html (3611 words)

	Doctors overestimate survival times for the terminally ill
		Doctors who refer terminally ill patients to hospice care are systematically overoptimistic, according to a study by University researchers published in the Feb. 19 issue of the British Medical Journal.
		It is common for terminally ill patients to ask their physicians how much longer they have to live.
		For months, terminally ill patients tend to have frequent contact with medical professionals, he said, yet patients and their families complain of being uninformed about appropriate end-of-life arrangements.
	chronicle.uchicago.edu /000302/ill.shtml (926 words)

	Why We Shouldn't Legalize Assisting Suicide, Part III: What About the Terminally Ill? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The striking feature of [our] results is that all of the patients who had either desired premature death or contemplated suicide were judged to be suffering from clinical depressive illness; that is, none of those patients who did not have clinical depression had thoughts of suicide or wished that death would come early.
		Indeed, the suicide rate in persons with terminal illness is only between 2% and 4%.
		In a recent interview, she indicated that her experience over the past 20 years tells her that suicide is wrong for patients with terminal illness.
	www.nrlc.org /euthanasia/SC/TerminallyIll.html (694 words)

	As Prisoners Age, Terminally Ill Raise Tough Questions
		Getting a "terminally ill" diagnosis can be the toughest part of the process, since it's hard to predict when someone will die.
		Johnson's terminal illness should have no bearing on whether he should be freed.
		Johnson's terminal illness was a serious issue, as was the cost of treatment.
	globalag.igc.org /elderrights/us/2005/terminally.htm (2320 words)

	Care of the Terminally Ill Child - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
		A terminally ill child is a child that has no expectation of cure from his/her disease or illness, but requires as much care and comfort as can be provided.
		The purpose of this section is to help family, friends, healthcare providers, and the terminally ill child work through the fear and anxiety associated with death and dying by providing information about this process and what to expect.
		Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.
	www.lpch.org /DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/terminallyill (360 words)

	Ministering To The Terminally Ill
		Our ministering to the terminally ill is not a series of social visits, not a series of medical consultations, not a series of psychiatric sessions.
		In conclusion, undoubtedly mimistering to the terminally ill is some of the most difficult, yet at the same time some of the most spiritually edifying and rewarding, of an officebearer's labors.
		By "terminal illness' is meant an incurable, irreversible, and hopeless illness.
	www.rsglh.org /ministering.to.the.terminally.ill.htm (6573 words)

	Child Health Library - Care of the Terminally Ill Child - A Child's Concept of Death
		Past experiences with death for the terminally ill child, as well as, his/her age, emotional development, and surroundings are what most influence a child's own concept of death.
		An infant that is terminally ill will require as much care, physically and emotionally, to maintain a comfortable environment as any age group.
		When a child in this age group becomes seriously ill, they may believe it is their punishment for something they did or thought about.
	www.chp.edu /greystone/terminallyill/concept.php (893 words)

	Terminal illness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Terminal illness is a medical term popularized in the 20th century for an active and progressive disease which cannot be cured and is expected to lead to death and/or death due to symptoms of disease.
		Palliative care is often prescribed to manage symptoms and improve quality of life.
		A patient who has such an illness is referred to as a terminal patient.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terminal_illness (104 words)

	Benefits for the Terminally Ill - Patient UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Note: this leaflet only gives a brief summary of benefits for the terminally ill and is for guidance only.
		The claim can be made if the claimant is terminally ill. The claim can be made either by the person who is ill or by someone acting on their behalf.
		If the claim is made on behalf of the ill person, it is not necessary for the ill person to sign the form.
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc.asp?doc=23069010 (1104 words)

	Care of the Terminally Ill Child - Health Library - Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
		A terminally ill child is a child that has no expectation of cure from his or her disease or illness, but requires as much care and comfort as can be provided.
		Knowing what a dying child understands about his or her condition, as well as fears, feelings, emotions, and physical changes that occur, may help family manage the final process better.
		The purpose of this module is to help family, friends, healthcare providers, and the terminally ill child work through the fear and anxiety associated with death and dying by providing information about this process and what to expect.
	www.chkd.org /terminal (402 words)

	Reimbursement for terminally ill
		Dying patients who choose to spend the last time in their own home or in a hospice should not be left in a worse position than patients remaining hospitalised.
		The patient’s doctor or hospital must apply to the Danish Medicines Agency for reimbursement for the terminally ill. In the application, the doctor should state that the patient qualifies for reimbursement for the terminally ill.
		Reimbursement for dying people (reimbursement for the terminally ill) means that patients get all medicines they have been prescribed for free.
	www.dkma.dk /visUKLSArtikel.asp?artikelID=1474 (250 words)

	Physical Needs of the Dying Child - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The change from curing to caring means providing comfort to the child with the least invasive procedures, while maintaining his/her privacy and dignity.
		Secretions from the nose, mouth, and throat may be difficult to manage with a terminally ill child.
		Many people believe that if a person has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, they must be in pain.
	www.lpch.org /DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/terminallyill/needs.html (1345 words)

	National Association for the Terminally Ill Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The National Association for the Terminally Ill was founded for those children and families who need more help than has been offered to date.
		We at NATI recognized that there was a void of help for those trying to cope with all the stress of day-to-day survival.
		The National Association for the Terminally Ill differs from other organizations in that its number one priority is for patient aid rather than research.
	terminallyill.org /index.html (224 words)

	Amazon.com: Where Souls Meet : Communicating with the Terminally Ill: Books: Dillon Woods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is a most excellant handbook that provides guidance and direction for family and caregivers of terminally ill people.
		It should be made a requirement for every hospice and healthcare worker who relates to terminally ill patients on a regular basis.
		It should be made available to all families who are caring for a terminally ill person.
	www.amazon.com /Where-Souls-Meet-Communicating-Terminally/dp/0970598106 (1334 words)

	Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) was a controversial law legalising euthanasia passed by Australia's Northern Territory in 1995, and nullified in 1997 by the federal Parliament.
		Passed by the Territorial Parliament on May 25, 1995 under the stewardship of Marshall Perron and entering into law on July 1, 1996, the Act allowed terminally ill patients to commit medically assisted suicide, either by the direct involvement of a physician or by procurement of drugs.
		It required a somewhat lengthy application process designed to ensure that the patients were both mentally competent to make the decision and in fact terminally ill.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rights_of_the_Terminally_Ill_Act_(Australia) (427 words)

	Canada Lets Terminally Ill Grow, Smoke Marijuana
		OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada became the first country in the world on Monday to allow terminally ill patients to grow and smoke their own marijuana, overriding protests from doctors who said the decision could put them in an awkward situation.
		But from Monday, anyone with a terminal illness expected to live less than a year will be allowed access to marijuana on the production of a doctor's certificate.
		Groups working with the terminally and seriously ill warmly welcomed the change in rules.
	www.totalobscurity.com /mind/news/2001/canada-pot.htm (628 words)

	Caregiving for the Terminally Ill
		Our guest today is Wesley Vietzke, MD, and the topic is "Caregiving for the Terminally Ill." Dr. Vietzke is currently in private practice, restricting his practice to nursing home residents.
		He is interested in working to allow patients to live as comfortably as possible with the common problems that complicate all of our lives.
		That experience has led to an intensified exposure to the issues of the terminally ill.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=54333 (999 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| £12m pledged for terminally ill
		The government is to invest £12m into improving the care of the terminally ill.
		A spokeswoman for Help the Aged said: "Every older person, no matter how ill or close to death, should have the right to comfort, freedom from pain and a high quality of medical and nursing care.
		"Macmillan's Gold Standards Framework has enabled improvements for terminally ill cancer patients which can readily be applied to all areas of end of life care so that everyone, not just cancer patients, benefits.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/3343685.stm (536 words)

	The All-Too-Familiar Story
		It was hard for many of us who have followed the Kevorkian saga to take this seriously as "news." The disability press has been reporting on Kevorkian for years and has taken serious notice of his active agenda of aiding the suicides of disabled people.
		A 1996 New Republic article by Stephanie Guttman reported on "Death and the Maiden: Kevorkian's woman problem." While Guttman didn't deal with the "disabled vs. terminal" issue per se, she made it clear that the women who died at Kevorkian's hands made up the majority of his total body count.
		Men were three times as likely as women to have actual terminal illnesses.
	www.raggededgemagazine.com /0301/0301ft5.htm (1574 words)

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