Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter One: Death and Addiction: A Family Affair
Chapter Two: Addiction Treatment: What Every End of Life Care Professional Should Know
Chapter Three: The Physiological, Psychological, and Spiritual Effects of Addiction
Chapter Four: What Every Hospice Team Needs to Know about Family Systems Theory
Chapter Five: Applying Family Systems to the End of Life Care of Addicted Persons and their Families
Chapter Six: Applying Family Systems to the Bereavement Care of Addicts' Families
Chapter Seven: Hospice Teams: Paths of Care
Chapter Eight: Hospice Team Members with Histories of Addiction
Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Using 12 Steps in End of Life Care

About the Author

Dr. Suzanne Bushfield is Clinical Associate Professor and BSW Director of the Department of Social Work at Arizona State University.

Brad DeFord, PhD, M Div, writes about aging, addiction, spiritual development, and end-of-life care. Through his private practice, Thresholds, he is a certified transitions consultant and life coach.