Death at Work

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Introduction

   • Kjetil Moen

   Pages 1-21

3. The Narrative Subject—A Theoretical Positioning

   • Kjetil Moen

   Pages 23-42

4. Research Beneath the Surface—A Methodological Positioning

   • Kjetil Moen

   Pages 43-83

5. Jacob

   • Kjetil Moen

   Pages 85-105

6. Eric

   • Kjetil Moen

   Pages 107-123

7. Karla

   • Kjetil Moen

   Pages 125-150

8. Dina

   • Kjetil Moen

   Pages 151-173

9. To Be or Not to Be—An Outline of Existential Concerns

   • Kjetil Moen

   Pages 175-224

10. An Existential-Psychosocial Reading

    • Kjetil Moen

    Pages 225-301

11. Implications for Research and Future Practice

    • Kjetil Moen

    Pages 303-311

12. Back Matter

    Pages 313-332

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This book explores how, in encounters with the terminally ill and dying, there is something existentially at stake for the professional, not only the patient. It connects the professional and personal lives of the interviewees, a range of professionals working in palliative and intensive care. Kjetil Moen discusses how the inner and outer worlds, the psychic and the social, and the existential and the cultural, all inform professionals’ experience of work at the boundary between life and death. Death at Work is written for an academic audience, but is accessible to and offers insights for practitioners in a variety of fields.

• traumatization
• palliative
• psychosocial studies
• existential-psychosocial approach
• "Das Man"
• "Dasein"
• End-of-life care
• healthcare ethics
• Existential philosophy
• Hermeneutics
• Palliative care
• Relation-intense (professions)
• Thrownness
• psycho-social studies

“While the book is primarily aimed at academics and students, it will be of interest to practitioners working in end-of-life care. This text is written in a clear, precise, and scholarly manner; it is well researched and extensively documented (bibliographies and index included) and makes a valuable addition to collections on health and psychology.” (J. Bailey, Choice, Vol. 56 (5), January, 2019)​

• University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

  Kjetil Moen

Kjetil Moen is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Stavanger, Norway. He also works as Chaplain at the University Hospital of Stavanger.

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