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Article: Communication with the Dying
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- Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
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Communication with the Dying
Interpersonal communication regarding death, dying, and bereavement has become an increasingly important area in the field of thanatology, wherein research has addressed the critical role of open family communication in facilitating the positive processing of a death loss. In the 1990s, attention started to be given to communicative issues with reference to dying individuals, especially with regard to the need for improved communication between dying persons and their families, their physicians, and their nurses.
For many people, the thought of dying evokes as much or more fear and apprehension as does the thought of death itself. Consequently, discussing ...