This books exploration of having psychologists participate in making life and death decisions is spread too broadly over fields outside of the social contract contemplated by a dying medical patient the psychologists help to dying patients and their families should be mainly in the realm of comforting. Up to 90 off textbooks at amazon canada plus free two day shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. Life and death decisions psychological and ethical considerations in end of life care by kleespies phillip m 2004 hardcover books amazonca. Life and death decisions articulates the role and functions that mental health practitioners particularly psychologists can fulfill as members of end of life interdisciplinary teams to help individuals interact more fully with their loved ones and make real decisions on a path toward increasing the probability of death with dignity. Life and death decisions psychological and ethical considerations in end of life care by phillip m kleespies phd washington dc american psychological association 2004 203 pp 3995 what are the imperatives that spur us on to question whether to play a role in prolonging life or affirmatively terminating it in a shropshire lad ae houseman wrote and the name died before the