Truth-telling and the Asymmetry of the Attitude to Truth-telling to Dying Patients in Latvia
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On telling dying patients the truth.
a busy outpatient clinic (he gives a horrifying example ofincompetent truth telling); it is an honesty which the patient has sought in the course of psychotherapeutically orientated discussion; it is an honesty which includes continuing support; and it is an honesty which, believes Dr Goldie, reduces unnecessary suffering and helps patients to survive it when it is inevitable. Such views, from ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Studia Philosophica Estonica
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1736-5899,2228-110X
DOI: 10.12697/spe.2013.6.2.05