The Unspeakable Nature of Death & Dying During Childhood
A Silenced Phenomenon in Pediatric Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627895 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sydney Campbell (0000-0002-5775-954X, University of Toronto, corresponding author), Fiona J Moola (0000-0003-4904-7304, Toronto Metropolitan University), Jennifer Gibson (0000-0001-5761-0297, University of Toronto), Jennifer L Gibson (0000-0002-5252-7416, University of Toronto), Jeremy Petch (0000-0003-1614-1046, University of Toronto), Avram Denburg (0000-0003-0039-0742, University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 88-107 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228211067034 |
| PMID | 35029516 |
| OpenAlex | W4205850364 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 47 |
In pediatric settings, the concept of hope is frequently positioned as a fundamental aspect of care and at odds with the possibility and proximity of death. This arguably fosters silence about death and dying in childhood despite evidence indicating the benefits of open communication at the end of life. In this paper, we describe the unspeakable nature of death and dying in childhood, including its conceptual and clinical causes and dimensions, its persistence, and the associated challenges for children and youth facing critical illnesses, their families, and society. We explore how the tension between hope and death can be reframed and apply our analysis to the context of medical assistance in dying for mature minors in Canada. Considering the lack of related literature, this paper offers initial reflections to form a framework for the unspeakable nature of death and dying in childhood and to advance the crucial need for research
Aesthetics · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Odds · Phenomenon · Silence · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · History · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology
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Children With Medical Complexity
Health Psychology
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Stress Generation, Avoidance Coping, and Depressive Symptoms
Psychological Perspectives on Death
Disenfranchised grief
Getting to Hope
Is Death Taboo for Children? Developing Death Ambivalence as a Theoretical Framework to Understand Children’s Relationship with Death, Dying and Bereavement
The dying child's awareness of death
Enhancing the Concept of Disenfranchised Grief
The sociology of childhood in relation to children's rights
Writing through grief
This is the Best Fatal Illness That You Can Have
Trends in Infant Mortality
Towards a Sociology of Child Health
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |