Handbook of bereavement research and practice : advances in theory and intervention /

"In this state-of-the-art volume, leading international scholars and clinicians provide a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary overview of how rigorous research on bereavement translates into practice. They identify new developments and controversies in the field, relating new theories to conce...

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Other Authors: Stroebe, Margaret S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2008.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • [pt]. 1. Introduction
  • ch. 1. Bereavement research : contemporary perspectives / Margaret S. Stroebe, Robert O. Hansson, Henk Schut, and Wolfgang Stroebe
  • [pt]. 2. Contemporary scientific approaches and issues
  • ch. 2. The nature and causes of grief / Robert S. Weiss
  • ch. 3. Theories of grief : past, present, and future perspectives / John Archer
  • ch. 4. Grieving in contemporary society / Robert Kastenbaum
  • ch. 5. An attachment perspective on bereavement / Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver
  • ch. 6. Whether to relinquish or maintain a bond with the deceased / Nigel P. Field
  • ch. 7. The measurement of grief : psychometric considerations in the assessment of reactions to bereavement / Robert A. Neimeyer, Nancy S. Hogan, and Anna Laurie
  • [pt]. 3. Contemporary societal and practice concerns
  • ch. 8. A case for inclusion of prolonged grief disorder in DSM-V / Holly G. Prigerson, Lauren C. Vanderwerker, and Paul K. Maciejewski
  • ch. 9. Clinical aspects of a DSM complicated grief diagnosis : challenges, dilemmas, and opportunities / Simon Shimshon Rubin, Ruth Malkinson, and Eliezer Witztum
  • ch. 10. Grief across cultures : a review and research agenda / Paul C. Rosenblatt
  • ch. 11. Disenfranchised grief in historical and cultural perspective / Kenneth J. Doka
  • ch. 12. The new public mourning / Tony Walter.
  • [pt]. 4]. Patterns and consequences of grief : phenomena and manifestations
  • ch. 13. Caregiving and bereavement / Richard Schulz, Kathrin Boerner, and Randy S. Hebert
  • ch. 14. Trajectories of grieving / George A. Bonanno, Kathrin Boerner, and Camille B. Wortman
  • ch. 15. Redefining goals and redefining self : a closer look at posttraumatic growth following loss / Christopher G. Davis
  • ch. 16. The role of religion in bereavement / Judith C. Hays and Cristina C. Hendrix
  • ch. 17. Bereavement and reactions to romantic rejection : a psychobiological perspective / John Archer and Helen Fisher
  • [pt]. 5. Patterns and consequences of grief : relationship perspectives
  • ch 18. The loss of a child : sudden death and extended illness perspective / Shirley A. Murphy
  • ch. 19. Long-term consequences of parental death in childhood : psychological and physiological manifestations / Linda J. Luecken
  • ch. 20. Factors that influence late-life bereavement : considering data from the changing lives of older couples study / Deborah Carr
  • ch. 21. The grief of grandparents / Bert Hayslip Jr. and Diana L. White.
  • [pt]. 6. Development and efficacy of intervention programs
  • ch. 22. Bereavement following disasters / Colin Murray Parkes
  • ch. 23. Family focused grief therapy : from palliative care into bereavement / David W. Kissane and Wendy G. Lichtenthal
  • ch. 24. Meaning-making in bereaved families : assessment, intervention, and future research / Janice Winchester Nadeau
  • ch. 25. Linking theory and intervention to promote resilience in parentally bereaved children / Irwin N. Sandler, Sharlene A. Wolchik, Tim S. Ayers, Jenn-Yun Tein, Stefany Coxe, and Wai Chow
  • ch. 26. Bereavement support, intervention, and research on the internet : a critical review / Margaret S. Stroebe, Karolijne van der Houwen, and Henk Schut
  • [pt]. 7. Conclusion
  • ch. 27. Bereavement research : 21st-century prospects / Margaret S. Stroebe, Robert O. Hansson, Henk Schut, and Wolfgang Stroebe
  • Author index
  • Subject index
  • About the editors.