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Butler, Robert N. – Death Education, 1979
There has been little comment in the hospice literature about the special problems of the elderly. Promotes the continued refinement of hospice concepts and practices in relation to both disease and age. (Author/CMG)
Descriptors: Cancer, Death, Geriatrics, Health Needs
Miller, Marv – Death Education, 1979
Although the suicide rates of people over 60 continue to be consistently higher than those of younger age groups, relatively little research has scrutinized the phenomenon of geriatric suicide. Recent research is summarized and reviewed. Suggestions are offered for the direction and scope of future research. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Death, Educational Gerontology
Bertman, Sandra L. – Death Education, 1979
Workshops in caring were designed to expose attitudes, biases, and concerns of a nursing home staff toward aging, illness, and death. Touches on techniques and materials for encouraging participants to focus on and share feelings. What inhibits or facilitates a caring relationship was the prime focus of both sessions. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Death, Geriatrics, Health Personnel
