The Patient as Care Giver

Observes that the developmental usefulness which children find in patienthood continues in later life, and illustrates this tendency with special references to cancer patients. Describes ways in which family members may become helpers; and how clergy, if they have not sufficiently resolved developme...

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Main Author: Paylor, Neil R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1984
In: The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1984, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 91-97
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Observes that the developmental usefulness which children find in patienthood continues in later life, and illustrates this tendency with special references to cancer patients. Describes ways in which family members may become helpers; and how clergy, if they have not sufficiently resolved developmental conflicts associated with being ill, may tend to see patients more as problematic objects than whole persons.
Contains:Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002234098403800203