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Other authors / contributors: | Goldberg, David P.
Alexander Street Press.
Tavistock Institute of Human Relations.
University of Manchester. Department of Psychiatry
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Notes: | Accompanied by transcript of program, clips and abstract. Originally produced in 2006. Previously published as DVD. Title from title frames. Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2009. (Counseling and therapy in video). Available via World Wide Web.
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Summary: | Designed for health-care professionals, this video focuses on the difficulty of communicating bad news to the families of patients suffering from terminal illness. It presents a range of compassionate strategies for broaching the subject, addresses issues of cultural specificity, and stresses the importance of remaining calm.
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