Death Counseling and Psychosocial Support by Physicians Concerning Dying Children.

Behnke, Marylou; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ310248

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Publication Date: 1984

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Death Counseling and Psychosocial Support by Physicians Concerning Dying Children.

Behnke, Marylou; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v59 n11 pt1 p906-08 Nov 1984

A study to determine whether any previous training had been received in death counseling, to assess the need for resident physicians to provide such counseling, and to define the self-perceived confidence level of resident physicians in providing psychosocial support to dying patients and their families is described. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Children, Death, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Medical Education, Physician Patient Relationship, Physicians, Psychological Needs, Questionnaires

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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