'thanatology', haven't see that word used since Heinlein died, which is what will happen to all of us if we don't get it together folks!. From Wordnik.com. [Crapometer Questions 3] Reference
She founded the palliative medical field of music -- thanatology and the Chalice of Repose Project, which trains teachers in palliative music vigils with the dying. From Wordnik.com. [Alison Rose Levy: What Would You Do If You Did Not Fear Death?] Reference
If they really want to know the reason why, says Edwin Shneidman, professor emeritus of thanatology at the University of California, Los Angeles, they will have to perform what he calls a "psychological autopsy" -- a search, not for an underlying illness, but for the triggering events that opened Foster's despair like a trapdoor. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery Of The White House Suicide] Reference
Prof. Oh Jin-tak teaches thanatology in Hallym University every year in the undergraduate program. From Wordnik.com. [english.chosun.com : Total] Reference
I am a freelance writer, hospice volunteer and online student of thanatology with World University. From Wordnik.com. [Vue Weekly] Reference
He concentrated on psychology and got a master's level certificate in thanatology, the study of death and dying. From Wordnik.com. [The Herald-Mail Online] Reference
Music-thanatology - "thanatology" derives from "Thantos," the Greek word for death - has been around in various forms for centuries. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Music-thanatology -- "thanatology" derives from "Thantos," the Greek word for death -- has been around in various forms for centuries. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In the struggle at the end of life, Mones said, music-thanatology is an important factor in dealing with emotional and physical issues. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He is a scholar in thanatology, religious science, theosophy, spiritualism and parapsychology, and is an authority in his field, according to the church's website. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News] Reference
"I didn't want to get lost," said the Attleboro resident, a freshman who plans to transfer to Bridgewater State College in two years and seek a degree in thanatology. From Wordnik.com. [News from www.thesunchronicle.com] Reference
University in 1996; master's degree in human science with a concentration in psychology and a master's level certificate in thanatology (the study of death and dying) from Hood College in. From Wordnik.com. [The Herald-Mail Online] Reference
Ms Ware is a therapeutic musician with a knack for the healing power of the harp and a certificate of contemplative musicianship from the Chalice of Repose, a US training centre for music thanatology. From Wordnik.com. [The Canberra Times - Front Page] Reference
A 2006 report in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine looked at the emerging area of music thanatology, in which music - typically with a harp or voice - is used to comfort dying patients. From Wordnik.com. [news | WM | http://www.starnewsonline.com] Reference
He attributed the change in attitude to thanatology, or the study of death, being more commonly taught in schools, while the authorities have also been promoting forward planning to reduce inheritance disputes. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
"We come in with this music that does whatever it does for the patient and the family," said Franz, who heads the program at the Peace-Hope campus of Sacred Heart and the new two-year music-thanatology program at Eugene's Lane Community College, a first for a public institution. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Who’s the solipsist now? blight thanatology sanctuary. From Wordnik.com. [Rockin' babies and finally done with the class] Reference
thanatology \than-uh-TAH-luh-jee\ noun : the description or study of the phenomena of death and of psychological mechanisms for coping with them. From Wordnik.com. [Black Market Kidneys » 2005 » June] Reference
One part of the program is music thanatology. From Wordnik.com. Reference
1957), Kübler-Ross became a pioneer in the field of thanatology, the study of death and dying. From Wordnik.com. [A Day In the Life] Reference
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