Publisher Description

Bringing together the views of numerous distinguished scholars, Children and Death investigates the child's concept of death from both academic and clinical points of view. The contributors have aimed at developing practical guidelines for a multidisciplinary approach to the care and support of the dying child, the child's family unit, and staff who work with dying children. The findings presented here are also applicable to care of children with life-threatening illness. Topics discussed include: children's concepts of death; emotional impact of disease; perspectives on children's death and dying; and coping with a child's death.

Author Biography

JOHN E. SCHOWALTER is Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Yale University.PENELOPE BUSCHMAN is Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, The School of Nursing, Columbia University.PAUL R. PATTERSON is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics Albany Medical College of Union University, Albany, NY.

Table of Contents

Preface Section I: Child's Concept of Death Section II: Emotional Impact of Disease Section III: Perspectives on Childhood Death and Dying Section IV: Coping with Childhood Death Index

Long Description

Bringing together the views of numerous distinguished scholars, Children and Death investigates the child's concept of death from both academic and clinical points of view. The contributors have aimed at developing practical guidelines for a multidisciplinary approach to the care and support of the dying child, the child's family unit, and staff who work with dying children. The findings presented here are also applicable to care of children with life-threatening illness. Topics discussed include: children's concepts of death; emotional impact of disease; perspectives on children's death and dying; and coping with a child's death.

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