On Death and Dying

Author: (USA) Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book is a pioneering work. The author, Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, is a psychoanalyst who has long studied the psychological state and activities of patients during their final moments. She states that patients at the brink of death "are often avoided and not genuinely cared for." She advocates sitting by the patient's side and listening to them share their inner thoughts. She says, "My purpose is to break down professional biases and allow patients to express the deepest parts of their hearts." The book divides the dying process into five psychological stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Although her views are now widely accepted and even considered common knowledge, they were truly revolutionary at the time of the book's publication.