Meaningful Care

Introduction: Meaningful care; concepts and content. Section One: Experience of Meaning from a Family Perspective. 1. A Parent's Search for Meaning in Family Life; F.M. Young. 2. Parents' Experiences of Meaning; J. Stolk, H. Kars. Section Two: Meaning, Worldview and Care. 3. Meaning of Life and Meaning of Care: A Jewish Perspective; R. Evers. 4. Meaning of Life and Meaning of Care: A Christian Perspective; T.A. Boer. 5. Mental Retardation and the Quest for Meaning: Philosophical Remarks on `The Meaning of Life' in Modern Society; H.S. Reinders. Section Three - Meaning in Medical Care. 6. Meaning in Medical Care for People with Mental Retardation: Some Remarks from the Dutch Context; R. Seldenrijk. 7. Medical Technique and our Coping with Suffering: Prenatal Diagnosis as an Example; U. Eibach. 8. Meaningfulness and Meaninglessness in Neonatology; D. van Bruggen. 9. Parents' View on the Prevention of Handicaps; J. Stolk, H. Kars. Section Four: Experience of Meaning in Daily Care. 10. Timeful Friends: Living with People with Mental Retardation; S.M. Hauerwas. 11. Experience of Meaning in Human Encounter; P.A. de Ruyter. 12. Experience of Meaning in Daily Care for People with Mental Retardation; J. Stolk. Index. Contributors.