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The Hospice Movement and Its Implications

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  • Constance Holden

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Hospices, unheard of in this country a few years ago, have become a fast-growing American phenomenon. They promise effective pain relief for terminal cancer patients as well as a warm, homey atmosphere where fear and loneliness are minimized. Hospices are basically a creation of the British and it is still unclear how—or even whether—the principles they embody can be successfully incorporated into American medicine. However, hospices can make an important philosophical contribution by showing the way toward removing the stigma attached to death. Hospice principles also have implications for all of health care, in emphasizing the importance of treating the whole person rather than just the disease.

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  • Constance Holden, 1980. "The Hospice Movement and Its Implications," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 447(1), pages 59-63, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:447:y:1980:i:1:p:59-63
    DOI: 10.1177/000271628044700108
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