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OMEGA — Journal of Death and Dying
Editor:
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ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF OMEGA—THE JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING HISTORICAL CONTENT
The archive—
The complete block of the beginning years, Volume 1, 1970 through Volume 38, 1998/1999 is an impressive collection of electronic, fully searchable pdf's; it comprises 152 issues, 1010 articles, 12,181 pages.
From its inception, over 40 years ago, OMEGA quickly became and remains a leading journal in the field of death, dying and bereavement, earning its stature as an authoritative international voice.
OMEGA has emerged as the most advanced and internationally recognized forum on the subject of death and dying. It serves as a reliable guide for clinicians, social workers, and health professionals who must deal with problems in crisis management, e.g., terminal illness, fatal accidents, catastrophe, suicide and bereavement.
OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying—over 40 years of informing, stimulating, and provoking.
The collection may be purchased outright for the low price of $1813.00*, or may be received as part of an enhanced subscription for just $122.00/year over the current subscription rate. The outright purchase is a truly remarkable value for this quality and quantity of content—for over 12,000 pages, for just 15 cents per page!
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AIMS & SCOPE
This Journal brings insight into terminal illness; the process
of dying, bereavement, mourning, funeral customs, suicide. Fresh, lucid,
responsible contributions from knowledgeable professionals in universities,
hospitals, clinics, old age homes, suicide prevention centers, funeral
directors and others, concerned with thanatology and the impact of death
on individuals and the human community. OMEGA is a rigorously peer-refereed
journal.
Drawing significant contributions from the fields of psychology, sociology,
medicine, anthropology, law, education, history and literature, OMEGA
has emerged as the most advanced and internationally recognized forum on
the subject of death and dying. It serves as a reliable guide for clinicians,
social workers, and health professionals who must deal with problems in
crisis management, e.g., terminal illness, fatal accidents, catastrophe,
suicide and bereavement.
The Catherine Sanders Award
Congratulations to authors Tracy Waskowic and Brian Charier; the first recipients of
The Catherine Sanders Award for their paper, Attachment and the Experience of Grief Following the Loss of a
Spouse, click here to read this award winning
article's abstract.
Click here for details about the Catherine Sanders Award.
ABSTRACTED & INDEXED IN
- Abstracts for Social Workers
- Academic Search Premier
- All-Russian Institute of Scientific and Technical Information
- Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts
- Behavioral Abstracts
- Bibliographic Index of Health Education Periodicals
- Chicago Psychoanalytic Literature Index
- Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
- EBSCO Publishing Databases
- Elsevier's Bibliographic Databases
- ERIC/CASS
- Excerpta Medica
- Exceptional Parent Magazine
- Family Abstracts
- Family Index Database
- H.W. Wilson
- InfoTrac™
- International Bibliography of Book Reviews (IBR)
- International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ)
- Leeds Medical Information
- Mental Health Digest
- National Information Services Corporation (NISC)
- PRE-PSYC database
- PREV
- Progress in Palliative Care
- Psychological Abstracts
- Social Work Research and Abstracts
- Violence & Abuse Abstracts
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Kenneth J. Doka, Ph.D. is a Professor of Gerontology at
the College of New Rochelle. Dr. Doka previously served as the associate
editor of OMEGA, and editor of Journeys, a newsletter for
the bereaved. He has served as a consultant to medical, nursing, and hospice
organizations including the Hospice Foundation of America, and to businesses,
educational and social service agencies. In March 1993, he was elected
as President of the Association of Death Education and Counseling. Dr.
Doka, an ordained Lutheran clergyman, was elected in 1995 to the Board
of the International Work Group on Dying, Death, and Bereavement, and elected
Chair in 1997. He has authored several books and written over 70 published
articles and chapters.
OMEGA is proud to be an official ADEC (Association for Death Education Counseling) Affiliated Journal.
ADEC members: click here to login and access OMEGA’s
electronic content.
Baywood was happy to sponsor the Coffee Break at the ADEC Conference.
Click here to see photos from the 2005 Conference.
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© Copyright Volume 1 - 1970 through Volume 66 - 2012 - 2013
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