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Published Online: March 1974

Partners in Dying

HYMAN L. MUSLIN, SUSAN P. LEVINE, and HAROLD LEVINEAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.3.308

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The authors describe the clinical course toward death of two patients who, with their physician, became "partners in dying." The emphasis is on the equilibrium that these patients established through an appreciation of their special needs, including the object relationships required. The authors maintain that the management of each dying patient requires a careful assessment of the specific object relationships that will promote equilibrium.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131 • Number 3 • March 1974

Pages: 308 - 310

PubMed: 4812694

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Published in print: March 1974

Published online: 1 April 2006

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HYMAN L. MUSLIN

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SUSAN P. LEVINE

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HAROLD LEVINE

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Professor and Acting Head, Department of Psychiatry, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill. 60680

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Elective Undergraduate Programs, Department of Psychiatry, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill. 60680

Professor of Medicine and Chief of Pulmonary Diseases, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Hines, Ill.

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