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Thanatology

The study of the theory, philosophy, and doctrine of death.
National Institutes of Health

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Cessation of life

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Making Sense of Loss: A Content Analysis of End-of-Life Practitioners' Therapeutic Approaches
Clinical professionals working in end-of-life (EOL) contexts are frequently relied upon to address questions of meaning with… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
The death of a person.
Drawing upon Lynne Baker's idea of the person derivatively possessing the properties of a constituting organism, I argue that… 
2003
2003
Memorialization, Ritual and Public Tragedy
2002
2002
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN THANATOLOGY
A new research paradigm has been emerging which holds significant potential for the field of death studies.The qualitative… 
2002
2002
DYING TO KNOW: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH WITH TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES
This article illustrates the use of qualitative research methods in the field of thanatology. The authors - a former doctoral… 
2002
2002
TEACHING THANATOLOGY IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEATH EDUCATORS
Although an increasing number of death educators will have the opportunity to teach abroad, many may not be fully aware of the… 
2000
2000
INTRODUCTION RESEARCH THAT MATTERS: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN THANATOLOGY
This article serves as an Introduction to this two-issue special series of Death Studies on the integration of research and… 
1994
1994
Music for the Dying
Music-thanatology is a palliative medical modality employing prescriptive music to tend the complex physical and spiritual needs… 
1977
1977
Thanatology and Medical Economics
The New England Journal of Medicine, like some ink-and-paper chameleon, is changing before our eyes. Once charged by and… 
1976
1976
Psychological assistance for the dying patient and his family.
Long the poor stepchild of both medicine and psychiatry, the study of dying has taken on new life and has even been dignified… 
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