Northcott, Herbert C. and Donna M. Wilson, Dying and Death in Canada.

Journal of Comparative Family Studies;  January 1, 2004 ;   Parker, Marcie;   613 words ......Press, 2001, 189pp., $24.95 softcover. Dying and Death in Canada provides a thorough overview of all aspects of death and dying in Canada. The book is divided into 3 major...sections: The Demography and Epidemiology of Dying and Death [with lots of demographic charts...

'Moyers on Dying': Potent Medicine

The Washington Post;  September 9, 2000 ;   Megan Rosenfeld;   787 words ..."On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying."The other day I was looking through...tells us in "On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying," a four-part series that begins tomorrow...four nights in a row to watch people dying? It's too much. The only reason to watch...

Dying-well movement changing how Americans deal with death.(Knight Ridder...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 5, 2000 ;   Harvey, Kay;   671 words ...Dying in America is hard. But it can be easier if people accept dying as a life stage rich with opportunities for personal growth. Using terms like peaceful dying and dying well, a second generation of research is reviving...

Dying, Death, and Bereavement: A Challenge for Living (2nd ed.).

Nursing Education Perspectives;  July 1, 2004 ;   Yorke, Diane;   538 words ...Dying, Death, and Bereavement: A Challenge for Living (2nd ed...this book is practical--how to live with, provide for, the dying and those they leave behind. Drs. Corless, Germino, and Pittman...to take us beyond the theoretical perspectives of death, dying, and bereavement presented in the first edition ...

Fed: Euthanasia debate continues on TV and at AMA

AAP General News (Australia);  May 26, 2002 ;     156 words ...00-00-0000 Fed: Euthanasia debate continues on TV and at AMA...television tonight as the euthanasia debate heats up. He says the patient...The news has intensified the euthanasia debate with the Australian Medical...

The myth of the stages of dying, death and grief.(Critical essay)

Skeptic (Altadena, CA);  June 22, 2008 ;   Friedman, Russell James, John W.;   787 words ......history of psychology, On Death and Dying. It exposed the heartless treatment...it altered the care and treatment of dying people. On the negative side, it postulated the now-infamous five stages of dying--Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression...

Assistance in dying: Part I. Europe--the vanguard.(Nexus: Ethics, Law, and...

Hospital Topics;  January 1, 2007 ;   Darr, Kurt;   787 words ......series that considers assistance in dying, of which physician-assisted suicide...possible evolution of assistance in dying in the United States. Part II considers the legal context of assistance in dying in the United States and its present...

Patience, Compassion, Hope and the Christian Art of Dying Well.(Book...

Theological Studies;  March 1, 2006 ;   Donnelly, Doris;   749 words ......COMPASSION, HOPE AND THE CHRISTIAN ART OF DYING WELL. By Christopher P. Vogt. Lanham, Md...an earlier century, the discourse about dying would not be concerned with physician assisted...According to these authors, preparation for dying could never begin early enough and involved...

The Case for Palliative Care Services: Who Cares for the Dying?

Herizons;  April 1, 1996 ;   Auger, Jeanette A.; Day, Dian;   787 words ......Palliative Care Services: Who Cares for the Dying?. Throughout history, in all cultures of the world, women have cared for the dying. Within the private sphere of home, community...for, nurture and support people who are dying. In the public realm of institutions and...

Who cares for the dying? The case for palliative care services

Herizons;  April 1, 1996 ;   Auger, Jeanette A; Day, Dian;   787 words ......of the world, women have cared for the dying. Within the private sphere of home, community...for, nurture and support people who are dying. In the public realm of institutions and professions, care of the dying takes place within a set hierarchy of...

The Modern Art of Dying: A History of Euthanasia in the United States

Law & Society Review;  June 1, 2007 ;   Morales, Alfonso;   787 words ...The Modern Art of Dying: A History of Euthanasia in the United...Law section book prize, Lavi explains how dying has moved from "art" to "technique," from...Chapter 1 considers the Colonial way of dying in America, focusing on the Methodists...

Living with dying

Charleston Gazette;  October 3, 2002 ;     787 words ......them and their loved ones. Reactions of a dying person People are individuals, and how they...death will also affect how one feels about dying. There is no single pattern of emotions that a dying person will follow. However, there are common...

The Myth of the Stages of Dying, Death and Grief

Skeptic;  January 1, 2008 ;   Friedman, Russell; James, John W;   787 words ......history of psychology, On Death and Dying. It exposed the heartless treatment...it altered the care and treatment of dying people. On the negative side, it postulated the now-infamous five stages of dying-Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression...

The ambiguous dying syndrome.

Health and Social Work;  February 1, 2004 ;   Bern-Klug, Mercedes;   787 words ......have arrived at the end of life, or are dying, or are terminally ill. These terms are...contemporary deaths. What most lay people mean by dying bears little resemblance to the days, weeks...deaths that occur, in part because the dying role is juxtaposed against the sick role...

Why Do We Make Dying So Miserable?

The Washington Post;  January 22, 1997 ;   Ira Byock;   787 words ...Warren Hauser is dying. Should the Supreme Court decide that terminally...are confident they will not be abandoned, dying can be a rich and meaningful time of life...regulations effectively exclude most patients dying of advanced heart or lung disease, as well...