RELATING TO THE RELATIVES
Breaking bad news, communication and support
Thurston Brewin with Margaret Sparshott
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Radcliffe Medical Press, 1996
177pp
ISBN 1-85775-081-0
RRP £21.95
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Here is a book that covers all aspects of communicating with the relatives in oncology and palliative care. Originally published in 1996, Amazon.co.uk indicates that it is still available,
and so it should be. The information about communication in this book is steeped in clinical experience and common sense, rather than tied to any rules. The text is enhanced by lists of ‘key
points’ and ‘useful options and reminders’. Numerous quotations from actual interviews are effectively used to demonstrate different points. The last chapter on dealing with the angry relative
is particularly useful. This book will enable anyone working in oncology and palliative care to communicate better with the relatives.
Roger Woodruff
Director of Palliative Care, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
(December 2004)
Author Information
Dr. Thurston Brewin was formerly a Consultant Physician in Clinical Oncology in Glasgow, UK
Margaret Sparshott is a trained nurse of many years experience, now retired.
Table of Contents
1. Who will see the relatives?
2. More communication skills and suggestions
3. Who? When? Where?
4. Diagnosis and prognosis
5. Denial, optimism and uncertainty
6. Remedies, remissions, and relapses
7. The relative as adviser and carer
8. The relative as victim
9. The relative as parent
10. Terminal Illness
11. Journey’s end
12. The angry relative
Index
