A time to die [videorecording] : who decides? / Dave Bell Associates

Published:: Los Angeles, CA : Churchill Films, [1988]
Copyright Date:: ©1988
Physical Description:: 1 videocassette(34 mins.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Additional Creators:: Churchill Films and Dave Bell Associates

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Summary:

Addresses the question of who decides when and how a terminally ill patient should be allowed to die. Focuses on three patients ? a nine-month-old child with a brain tumor, a young woman with Hodgkin's disease, and an elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease ? and their families. Raises important legal and ethical questions. The program should be of interest to health care employees in both acute and long-term care facilities. Contains several graphic and potentially disturbing scenes.

Subject(s):

Terminally ill—Psychology
Cancer—Patients—Psychology
Death—Psychological aspects

Participant/Performer Note:

Richard Kiley.

Technical Details:

VHS.

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