{"title":"Nicole Piemonte","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the profound insights of Nicole Piemonte, an esteemed author whose works delve into the intricate realms of philosophy and psychology. Her compelling books, such as \u003cem\u003eDeath and Dying\u003c\/em\u003e, guide readers through the complex interplay between human mortality and the psychological responses it evokes. Piemonte artfully blends scholarly research with accessible language, making her books essential reads for anyone interested in understanding the nuances of life, death, and the human experience. Whether you're seeking to expand your philosophical knowledge or explore the emotional aspects of end-of-life themes, Nicole Piemonte's collection offers a meaningful journey into human consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"death-and-dying-by-shawn-abreu-md-9780262542425","title":"Death and Dying","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn examination of the contemporary medicalization of death and dying that calls us to acknowledge instead death's existential and emotional realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath and Dying\u003c\/em\u003e is a natural, inevitable, and deeply human process, and yet Western medicine tends to view it as a medical failure. In their zeal to prevent death, physicians and hospitals often set patients and their families on a seemingly unstoppable trajectory toward medical interventions that may actually increase suffering at the end of life. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series examines the medicalization of death and dying and proposes a different approach—one that acknowledges death's existential and emotional realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors—one an academic who teaches and studies end-of-life care, and the other a physician trained in hospice and palliative care—offer an account of Western-style death and dying that is informed by both research and personal experience. They examine the medical profession's attitude toward death as a biological dysfunction that needs fixing; describe the hospice movement, as well as movements for palliative care and aid in dying, and why they failed to influence mainstream medicine; consider our reluctance to have end-of-life conversations; and investigate the commodification of medicine and the business of dying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo help patients die in accordance with their values, they say, those who care for the dying should focus less on delaying death by any means possible and more on being present with the dying on their journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000588615916,"sku":"9780262542425","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12537263482281.jpg?v=1763287436"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/nicole-piemonte.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}