title: Care of the dying. The role of the psychiatrist.
abstract: This paper examines the negative assumptions held by many of the staff of terminal care units and argues the case for involving psychiatrists and members of allied professions in a variety of roles which are of great importance to the future of terminal care.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology; D010819:Physician's Role; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011570:Psychiatry; D012380:Role; D012944:Social Support; D013727:Terminal Care; D014838:Volunteers / Q000523:psychology