Why do children die? selective perspectives on thanatology in pediatrics / Donald E. Greydanus, Dustin C. Rowland and Joav Merrick, editors.

Author/creator Greydanus, Donald E.
Other author Merrick, Joav, 1950-
Other author Greydanus, Donald E.
Other author Rowland, Dustin C.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Nova Science Publishers, [2022]
Descriptionxxxix, 406 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Children--Death.
Children--Mortality.
Thanatology.

SeriesPediatrics, child and adolescent health
Contents Preface: Why do children die? -- Death and dying : perspectives of religious thought / Dustin C Rowland, Zain Soofi and David Gerew -- The newborn and infant -- Death before birth : issues of pregnancy termination / Hatim Omar and Donald E Greydanus -- Prevention of newborn death : newborn screening / Shibani Kanungo, Sharmeen Samuel, Jessica Ramsay, Mekala Neelakantan and Jasmine Saeedian -- Perspectives on newborn palliative care / Donald E Greydanus and Joav Merrick -- The child and adolescent -- Unintentional death in childhood / Dustin C Rowland and Maya Giaquinta -- Pediatric palliative care in congenital heart disease : a case based approach in infants and children / Natalie Kontos and Premchand Anne -- Sudden cardiac death in the pediatric and adolescent population / John D Rowlett, Liana J Mosely, Wesley Arrison and Carson S Villa - -- Pediatric mortality during surgical procedures : epidemiologic and psychosocial considerations / Jeffrey Feng and Dustin C Rowland -- Chronic disease and the dying adolescent / Donald E Greydanus, Cheryl A Dickson and Dustin C Rowland -- Perspectives on suicide in pediatrics -- Pediatric suicide : establishing a basis for probing its mysteries and complexities / Donald E Greydanus -- Self-cutting and suicide in adolescents / Donald E Greydanus and Hatim A Omar -- Suicidality and the LGBT youth : tragic underpinnings of societal insouciance, impuissant aesculapian response and implacable sacerdotal dogma / Donald E Greydanus -- Perspectives on abuse -- Fatal child abuse / Vincent J Palusci -- Tragedy of sibling abuse : convergence of fiction, research, and the reality of human nature / Donald E Greydanus, Elizabeth K Hawver and Joav Merrick -- Child sexual abuse perspectives / Donald E Greydanus and Joav Merrick -- Perspectives on incest : a perplexing paradox characterized by destructive betrayal of trust / Donald E Greydanus and Joav Merrick -- The killing fields on the roads : MVAs -- The killing fields on the roads: can we protect the teen driver? / Donald E Greydanus -- Introduction to death, post-traumatic stress disorder, and motor vehicle crashes in children and adolescents : a historically delayed realization / Donald E Greydanus and Joav Merrick -- Death, injury and motor vehicle crashes in children and adolescents : what does the future hold? / Donald E Greydanus and Joav Merrick -- Concepts of aggression : perspectives in the 21st century / Donald E Greydanus, Joseph R Hawver and Dustin C Rowland -- Psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and disability / Roger W Apple -- Acknowledgments -- About the editors - About the department of pediatric and adolescent medicine, Western Michigan University Home Stryker MD school of Medicine (WMed), Kalamazoo, Michgan, USA -- About the National Institute of Child Health and Human development in Israel -- Index.
Abstract "As we reflect on causes of death in our children, methods of prevention become critically important to research and implement. Research notes that millions of childhood injuries result in thousands of deaths. Death can be due to medical disease and considerable progress including prevention of death has been made in management of cancer and other conditions over the past century, especially in developed countries. It is also important to apply principles of management and prevention to consequences of aggression and chronic illness. As illustrated in this book, we must look at underlying issues, both medical and behavioral, in the physical and psychiatric health of our children. We should apply known principles of preventive medicine that are being researched in the 21st century to prevent needless deaths in our pediatric population. Prevention may arise from such understanding and application of known concepts with fewer pediatric deaths and fewer parents/families undergoing heart-breaking grieving processes"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2022002165
ISBN9781685074616 (hardcover)
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