Contents:
I Caring and the Populations in Need of It
Our Need for Caring: Vulnerability and Illness
Who Needs Caring?
Caring and Mental Illness
II The Provision of Caring
A History of Caring in Medicine
Forces Affecting Caring by Physicians
Caring and Medical Education
Caring in Institutional Settings
Home and Community-Based Care: Toward a Caring Paradigm
Caring and Community-Based Voluntary Organizations
III Assessments of Caring
Appraising the Success of Caring
The Politics of Caring
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""A remarkable broad and well-integrated package of philosophy and fact, a valuable and compact resource for health care professionals, as well as legislators and social scientists.""