Cultural Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making

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Preface - J. Lynn Acknowledgments 1. An Introduction to Culture and Its Influence on End-of-Life Decision-Making - K.L. Braun, J.H. Pietsch, & P.L. Blanchette PART ONE: THE MEDICAL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONTEXT OF DEATH AND DYING 2. Physical Aspects of Dying - J.A. Patterson Fago 3. Cognitive Changes That Affect Capacity and End-of-Life Decisions - R.A. Martino 4. Autonomy, Advance Directives, and the Patient Self-Determination Act - J.H. Pietsch & K.L. Braun 5. Ethical Considerations and Court Involvement in End-of-Life Decision-Making - M.B. Kapp PART TWO: ETHNIC PERSPECTIVES AND END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING 6. Cultural and Religious Issues for African Americans - C.P. Mouton 7. Advance Directives and End-of-Life Care: The Hispanic Perspective - M.A. Talamantes, C.Gomez, & K.L. Braun 8. Cultural Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making among Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States - G.Yeo & H. Nikoyeda 9. End-of-Life Decision Making in American Indian and Alaska Native Cultures - N.W. Van Winkle PART THREE: RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON END-OF-LIFE DECISION MAKING 10. Christian Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making: Faith in a Communtiy - M. Rowell 11. Catholic Perspectives on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: The Human Person and the Quest for Meaning - M.R. Alexander 12. Jewish Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making - W. Kavesh 13. Muslim Perspectives Regarding Death, Dying, and End-of-Life Decision Making - H.A. Hai & A. Husain 14. Buddhist Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making - R.Y. Nakasone PART FOUR: END-OF-LIFE ISSUES IN INSTITUTIONAL CULTURES AND FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS 15. Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making in the Hospital and Nursing Home Culture - C.A. Pierson 16. End-of-Life Issues in the Military Culture - P.W. Nishimoto & R.E. Newman 17. End-of-Life Issues in the HIV/AIDS Community - R. Ogden 18. End-of-Life Issues: A Disabilitites Perspective - T. Koch 19. Talking to Patients About Death and Dying: Improving Communication Across Cultures - S.L. Kogan, P.L. Blanchette, & K. Masaki Author Index Subject Index