The Medicalization of Dying
A Positive Turn on a New Path
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628371 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R J Connelly (University of the Incarnate Word, Texas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 331-341 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| 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 | 10.2190/n6b7-2cyu-9r4a-ml1u |
| PMID | 11660661 |
| OpenAlex | W2008920778 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
The science and technology of Western medicine in the twentieth century have expanded physician power to control the quality and timing of dying. Medicalization of dying is the result: a view of death and dying circumscribed by medical values, rules, accepted practices, and the controlling role of the physician. The new path represents a more holistic orientation in medical care of the dying
Epistemology · Medicalization · Path (computing · Power (physics · Psychiatry · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation · Computer Science · Ethics in medical practice · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2016 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |