OSH Dementia: From advanced disease to bereavement

Author: Victor Pace, Adrian Treloar, and Sharon Scott
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Print ISBN-13: 9780199237807
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199237807.001.0001

This resource concentrates on advanced dementia, and addresses issues such as pain management, decision-making, spiritual needs, communication, the Mental Health Capacity Act, dementia in the younger patient, and the carer’s perspective.

Oxford Textbook of Spirituality in Healthcare

Author: Mark R Cobb, Christina M Puchalski, and Bruce Rumbold
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Print ISBN-13: 9780199571390
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199571390.001.0001

Spirituality and healthcare is an emerging field of research, practice and policy, and healthcare organisations and practitioners are therefore challenged to understand and address spirituality, develop their knowledge and implement effective policy. This is the first reference resource to provide a comprehensive overview of the key topics.