Title: Bereavement : studies of grief in adult life.
Authors: Parkes, Colin Murray.; Prigerson, Holly G.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Bereavement Psychological aspects; Grief.; Bereavement; Death; Grief
Abstract: "The loss of a loved one is one of the most painful experiences that most of us will ever have to face in our lives. This book recognizes that there is no single solution to the problems of bereavement but that an understanding of grief can help the bereaved to realize that they are not alone in their experience." "Long recognized as the most authoritative work of its kind, this new edition has been revised and extended to take into account recent research findings on both sides of the Atlantic. Parkes and Prigerson include additional information about the different circumstances of bereavement including traumatic losses, disasters, and complicated grief, as well as providing details on how social, religious, and cultural influences determine how we grieve."
Contents: The cost of commitment -- The broken heart -- Trauma -- Attachment and loss -- Continuing bonds -- Anger and guilt -- Changing the assumptive world -- Complications of grief -- Determinants of grief I : kinship, gender and age -- Determinants of grief II : mode of death -- Determinants of grief III : personal vulnerability -- Determinants of grief IV : social and cultural influences -- Helping the bereaved I : bereavement support: history and evaluation -- Helping the bereaved II : types of help for types of problem -- Helping the bereaved III : sources of help -- Reactions to other types of loss -- Disasters.