Death, Dying and Bereavement: A Hong Kong Chinese Experience

Contents

Contents Foreword Robert A. NEIMEYER i x Foreword Che Hung LEONG x i Foreword Vivian Taam WONG xii i Preface x v Contributors xii i Chapter 1 Introductio n 1 Amy Yin Man CHOW and Cecilia Lai Wan CHAN PART ONE DEAT H Chapter 2 Ou r Memoria l Quilt : Recollection s o f Observation s 1 5 from Clinica l Practic e o n Death , Dyin g an d Bereavemen t Cecilia Lai Wan CHAN and Amy Yin Man CHOW Chapter 3 A Persona l Journey: Th e Physician , th e Researcher , 3 1 the Relative , an d th e Patien t Yvonne Yi Wood MAK Chapter 4 "Lettin g Go " and "Holdin g On" : Grievin g an d 6 5 Traditional Deat h Ritual s i n Hon g Kon g Peter Ka Hing CHEUNG, Cecilia Lai Wan CHAN, Wai FU, Yawen LI and Grace Yee Kam Pau CHEUNG Chapter 5 Makin g Peac e wit h th e Unknown : A Reflectio n 8 7 on Daois t Funerar y Liturg y Chi Tim LAI vi฀Contents฀ Chapter 6 Deat h fro m th e Buddhis t View : Knowing th e Unknow n 9 3 JINGYIN Chapter 7 Autops y i n Chinese : A Forensic Pathologist' s Vie w 10 5 Philip Swan Lip BEH Chapter 8 Deat h Metaphor s i n Chines e 11 7 Wing Shan CHEUNG and Samuel Mun Yin HO Chapter 9 Wha t I s Good Death : Bridgin g th e Ga p betwee n 12 7 Research an d Interventio n Wallace Chi Ho CHAN, Heung Sang TSE and Timothy Hang Yee CHAN PART TWO DYIN G Chapter 1 0 Impac t o f Palliativ e Medicin e o n th e Qualit y o f Lif e 13 9 of th e Dyin g Michael Mau Kong SHAM, Kin Sang CHAN, Doris Man Wah TSE and Raymond See Kit LO Chapter 1 1 Dying : Th e Las t Mont h 15 1 Raymond See Kit LO Chapter 1 2 Euthanasi a an d Forgoin g Life-sustainin g Treatmen t 16 9 in th e Chines e Contex t Chun Yan TSE and Samantha Mei Che PANG Chapter 1 3 Communit y Palliativ e Car e i n Hon g Kon g 18 3 Faith Chun Fong LIU Chapter 1 4 Th e Rol e o f Chines e Medicin e i n Cance r Palliativ e Car e 19 5 Siu Man NG Chapter 1 5 Providin g End-of-Lif e Care : Enhancin g Effectivenes s 20 9 and Resilienc e Peter Wing Ho LEE and Tracy Tak Ching KWAN Chapter 1 6 Car e fo r Chines e Familie s with Patient s Facin g Impendin g 22 5 Death: Nurses ' Perspective s Amy Yin Man CHOW, Jess ShukFun LO, Wendy Wai Yin LI and Carmen Yuek Yan LAI Chapter 1 7 Walkin g a Tightrope: Th e Los s an d Grie f o f Parent s 24 1 with a Chil d Sufferin g fro m Cance r i n Shangha i Vivian Wei Qun LOU and Cecilia Lai Wan CHAN Contents฀vii฀ PART THREE BEREAVEMEN T Ghapter 1 8 Bereavemen t Car e i n Hon g Kong : Past , Presen t 25 3 and Futur e Amy Yin Man CHOW and Cecilia Lai Wan CHAN Chapter 1 9 Whe n Eas t Meet s West: Th e Implicatio n fo r 26 1 Bereavement Counsellin g Brenda Wing Sze KOO, Agnes Fong TIN, Elaine Wai Kwan KOO and Sze-man LEE Chapter 2 0 Th e Us e o f Structure d Therapeuti c Bereavemen t Group s 27 3 Agnes Fong TIN, Elaine Wai Kwan KOO and Sze-man LEE Chapter 2 1 Th e Us e o f Volunteers i n Bereavemen t Car e 28 5 Eddie Ho Chuen CHAN Chapter 2 2 Th e Da y After: Th e Suicid e Bereavemen t Experienc e 29 3 of Chines e i n Hon g Kon g Amy Yin Man CHOW Chapter 2 3 Conclusio n 30 9 Cecilia Lai Wan CHAN and Amy Yin Man CHOW Reference 31 9 Index 349 ...