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Rational Living with Dying

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This will be my final word on the topic of death for some time to come, so it is fitting that I should conclude this volume with a chapter on thanatology and rational-emotive psychotherapy.

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Sobel, H.J. (1985). Rational Living with Dying. In: Ellis, A., Bernard, M.E. (eds) Clinical Applications of Rational-Emotive Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2485-0_14

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