Bereavement : Reactions, Consequences, and Care

by Marian Osterweis (Editor)

Other authorsMorris Green (Editor), Fredric Solomon (Editor)
Paper Book, 1984

Status

Available

Call number

IBMC Library - BF 575 G7 B4875 1984

Publication

Washington D.C. : National Academies Press

ISBN

0309034388 / 9780309034388

Description

"The book is well organized, well detailed, and well referenced; it is an invaluable sourcebook for researchers and clinicians working in the area of bereavement. For those with limited knowledge about bereavement, this volume provides an excellent introduction to the field and should be of use to students as well as to professionals," states Contemporary Psychology. The Lancet comments that this book "makes good and compelling reading. . . . It was mandated to address three questions: what is known about the health consequences of bereavement; what further research would be important and promising; and whether there are preventive interventions that should either be widely adopted or further tested to evaluate their efficacy. The writers have fulfilled this mandate well."… (more)

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CONTENTS:
Part I. Bereavement: Reactions and Consequences
Epidemiologic Perspectives on the Health Consequences of Bereavement
Adults' Reactions to Bereavement
Reactions to Particular Types of Bereavement
Bereavement During Childhood and Adolescence
Toward a Biology of Grieving
Part II. Perspectives on Bereavement
Monkeys' Responses to Separation and Loss
Toward a Biology of Grieving
Roles of Health Professionals and Institutions
Bereavement Intervention Programs
Part III. Assisting the Bereaved
Conclusions and Recommendations.
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