Dying and death in Canada / Herbert C. Northcott and Donna M. Wilson.

Fourth edition.

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2022]

©2022.

xviii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

"Dying and Death in Canada provides a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of dying, death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective. The fourth edition covers current issues and recent developments in the field, such the implementation of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) and the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. New topics include death doulas, death tourism, psychogenic death, bonds between the living and the dead, mass death events, and cultural diversity, sensitivity, and competence. This edition combines sensitive language and current research with the aim of destigmatizing conversations surrounding suicide, while case studies offer personal accounts from doctors, nurses, parents, and children of the deceased. Exploring the significance of end-of-life experiences, Dying and Death in Canada shows that how we live influences how we die, and the society and culture in which we live have profound effects on how we behave when confronted with dying and death."-- Provided by publisher.

English

May 11, 2023

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-337) and index.