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Peer reviewedFamily, Gilla – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1993
Reports on abandoned study examining potential benefits of psychotherapy to terminal cancer patients. Preliminary feasibility study found physicians' attitudes toward their dying patients as reformed and progressive. Interest shown by physicians did not translate into tangible research effort in spite of active pursuit by investigator over period…
Descriptors: Cancer, Death, Foreign Countries, Patients
Peer reviewedKellehear, Allan; Lewin, Terry – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1989
Interviewed 100 terminally ill cancer patients to examine farewells made before the interview and those desired and planned but not yet completed. Most patients (81 percent) desired to farewell; most wanted farewell to occur late in course of their dying. Prominent in preferred styles of farewells were the gift, conversation, and letter.…
Descriptors: Cancer, Death, Family Relationship, Foreign Countries
Peer revieweddeMontigny, Johanne – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1993
Notes that role of psychologist on palliative care unit is to be there for terminally ill, their friends, and their families, both during the dying and the bereavement and for the caregiver team. Focuses on work of decoding ordinary words which for many patients hide painful past. Stresses necessity to remain open to unexpected. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Cancer, Counselor Role, Death, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedViney, Linda L.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Compared quality of life of terminal cancer patients (n=182) in two palliative care units with that of those in general hospital. Patients in specialized palliative care units were found to differ from those dying in hospital, showing less indirectly expressed anger but more positive feelings. They also reported more anxiety about death but less…
Descriptors: Cancer, Death, Foreign Countries, Hospices (Terminal Care)
Peer reviewedWu, Kitty K. Y. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1991
Explored emotional states of dying patients, age, and family support. Findings from 26 terminally ill female cancer patients revealed that younger patients expressed more bargaining and complaints than older patients who revealed more depression and acceptance. Patients with immediate family support expressed less depression and more fears than…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anger, Cancer, Death
Judd, Dorothy – 1995
Efforts to alleviate the emotional pain of terminally ill children and their parents have led many physicians to turn to child psychiatrists for psychological support and treatment services. This book, written by a child psychotherapist, offers an overview of children's attitudes to death and considers the moral and ethical issues raised by…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Cancer, Child Health, Childhood Needs
