Resource Tag: THANATOLOGY

This article is an English translation. The original Spanish text is also available.

This article is an English translation. The original Spanish text is also available.

This article is an English translation. The original Spanish text is also available.

This article is an English translation. The original Spanish text is also available.

This article is an English translation. The original Spanish text is also available.

This book offers practical advice to parents who are helping their children through difficult times. Chapters include: 1) a path through grief; 2) death: helping kids mourn (includes information on suicide); 3) a journey of the heart: acute illness, chronic illness, & disability; 4) divorce; 5) families born of loss & hope; 6) mistakes, mischief, […]

The basic text books in death & dying make numerous references to the literature. A sample of 5 such texts disclosed that each covers similar topics, but with noted exceptions, they use references that are unique to each text. The authors’ areas of special interest are indicated by the frequency of references to those topics. […]

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This article describes thanatology resources available through the Internet. The conceptual framework of mediated interpersonal communication is used to illustrate sites available as resources for social support. Additional categories of thanatology sites, including narrative, commemorative, expressive, & experiential sites, are defined. Implications for the use of these resources in clinical practice, death education, & research […]

In the study reported in this article, 71 experienced death counselors were asked to rate their degree of comfort with a variety of client scenarios (death & non-death but serious related). Results indicate their comfort & level of empathy was positively correlated with years of training & years of experience. Findings also suggest that counselors […]

In an exploratory study, information was obtained on death education in paramedic programs. A self-administered survey was sent to all 537 USA paramedic training programs. The method of instruction, educational supplements, assessment techniques & integration of death education into general course work was examined. 51% of the surveys could be analyzed. 95% of programs offer […]

This chapter considers the impact of suicide on society within the broader perspective of the death system. The impact of suicide is shown to be mediated by our basic ideas concerning death & the particular nature of death by suicide within the system. (15 refs.)

This article discusses suicide in Belgium. The incidence of suicide, risk indicators, methods & comparisons to other European countries are reviewed. Some possible explanations for the increase in Belgium’s suicide rate are offered including: reduced family cohesion, well-established social security legislation, the decline of religion, climate & hereditary factors. The article ends with a brief […]

This book was designed to teach children, age 6-12, about death, to recognize & express feelings of grief, to encourage open communication & to help adults discover unhealthy misconceptions the child may have. The book is meant for children to illustrate with pictures they draw. Educational concepts are divided into 6 units of 1-1 1/2 […]

This presentation reflects on the authors’ 4-year experience of teaching a 45-hour suicide intervention curriculum course in the Gerontology-Thanatology Program & Human Sciences of Health Program at 2 universities in Quebec. It discusses course content, classroom size, student profiles, issues that created classroom tension, & course evaluation problems. Five recommendations are presented for the teaching […]