Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:28-32
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
Obstacles in the treatment of dying patients
P Levinson
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, N.Y. 10029.
Theory and practice in the management of the dying patient have moved
forward in the past two decades. However, the author believes the benefits
of this progress have not reached a large segment of the population of
dying patients--those individuals who have a higher level of
psychopathology or are from a lower socioeconomic group. Obstacles in the
treatment of such patients are described and illustrated by case histories;
the author makes specific recommendations related to the care of these more
difficult cases.
