Children and Death: Perspectives from Birth through Adolescence

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• Section I - Child's Concept of Death 1
• 1 - Adolescents' Concepts of Death and How These Can Kill Them 3
• References 9
• 2 - Children's Concepts of God, Death, and Life After Death 11
• 3 - Irreversibility, Nonfunctionality, and Universality: Children's Understanding of Three Components of a Death Concept 19
• References 25
• 4 - Some Aspects of the Protestant Child's Concept of Death 31
• 5 - Children and Death Education 35
• References 40
• 6 - The Child's Concept of Death 41
• References 43
• Section II - Emotional Impact of Disease 45
• 7 - Fatal Neuromuscular Disorders and Death in Childhood 47

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• Section I - Child's Concept of Death 1
• 1 - Adolescents' Concepts of Death and How These Can Kill Them 3
• References 9
• 2 - Children's Concepts of God, Death, and Life After Death 11
• 3 - Irreversibility, Nonfunctionality, and Universality: Children's Understanding of Three Components of a Death Concept 19
• References 25
• 4 - Some Aspects of the Protestant Child's Concept of Death 31
• 5 - Children and Death Education 35
• References 40
• 6 - The Child's Concept of Death 41
• References 43
• Section II - Emotional Impact of Disease 45
• 7 - Fatal Neuromuscular Disorders and Death in Childhood 47
• 8 - Developmental Considerations in Educational Planning for Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 55
• References 61
• 9 - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children with Cancer 63
• 10 - The Pediatric Oncologist: A Point of View 73
• 11 - The Dying or Dead Newborn, the Parents, and the Obstetrician 79
• References 84
• 12 - The Professional's Role in Discussing Death with Seriously Ill Children and Their Families 85
• References 90
• 13 - Teaching Medical Students the Psychological Aspects of Chronic Illness in Children: The Parent Interview and Management Syllabus 93
• References 99
• 14 - A Manual for Medical Students on Chronic Illness and Death in Children 101
• References 106
• Section III - Perspectives on Childhood Death and Dying 111
• 15 - The Definition of Dying and the Personhood of the Child 113
• 16 - The Fear of Death in Childhood 123
• References 130
• 17 The Wish to Die: A Statement of Purpose 133
• 18 - Depression in Childhood 137
• References 142
• 19 - Preoccupations with Death in Normal Children: The Relationship to Suicidal Behavior 145
• References 152
• Section IV - Coping with Childhood Death 153
• 20 - The Reactions of Child Protection Workers to the Violent Death of a Child 155
• References 160
• 21 - Children and Their Parents: Coping with Death 161
• References 166
• 22 - Consolation and Paranormal Experiences Associated with the Death of a Child 169
• 23 - The Status of Parent-Child Communication on Death and Early-Stage Grief and Loss 175
• 24l - Candlelighters Parent Groups 181
• References 187
• 25 - Outstanding Children's Books About Death 195
• Index 205
• About the Editors and Contributors 213