Bereavement

Reactions, Consequences, and Care

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• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Year: 1984
• eBook ISBN: 9780309541237
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Index: Social Sciences

"e;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, "e; states Contemporary Psychology. The Lancet comments that this book "e;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."e;

Table of contents

• Bereavement
• Copyright
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Introduction
• 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
• Monkeys' Responses to Separation and Loss
• Sociocultural Influences
• Roles of Health Professionals and Institutions
• Bereavement Intervention Programs
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Subject Index