Curing the Dread of Death: Theory, Research and Practice

Menzies, Rachel E. (Editor)/ Menzies, Ross G. (Editor)/ Iverach, Lisa (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1925644111 / ISBN 13: 9781925644111

Published by Australian Academic Pr, 2018

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254 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Curing the Dread of Death: Theory, Research and Practice
• Publisher: Australian Academic Pr
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1925644111
• ISBN 13: 9781925644111
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.39 kilograms

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Synopsis

This unique book explores the dread of death and its management from a wide range of perspectives with researchers and writers from a variety of cultures, academic traditions and disciplines across the globe. The fields covered are broad - including palliative care and grief, psychodynamic theory, social, developmental and clinical psychology, sociology and anthropology, counselling practice as well as history, art, and philosophy.

About the Author

Professor Ross Menzies completed his undergraduate, masters and doctoral degrees in psychology at the University of NSW. He is currently Professor of Psychology in the Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). In 1991, he was appointed founding Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University of Sydney, a post which he held for over 20 years. He is the past New South Wales President, and twice National President, of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT). He is the editor of Australia's national CBT journal, Behaviour Change, and has trained psychologists, psychiatrists and allied health workers in CBT around the globe.