Grief and bereavement in contemporary society : bridging research and practice / edited by Robert A. Neimeyer ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Neimeyer, Robert A., 1954-

Series:

Series in death, dying, and bereavement

The series in death, dying, and bereavement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bereavement--Psychological aspects.

Bereavement.

Death--Psychological aspects.

Death.

Grief.

Physical Description:

xxx, 422 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2011]

Summary:

Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society is an authoritative guide to the study of and work with major themes in bereavement. Its chapters synthesize the best of research-based conceptualization and clinical wisdom across 30 of the most important topics in the field, including the implementation of specific models in clinical practice, family therapy for bereavement, complicated grief, spirituality, and more. The volume's contributors come from around the world, and their, work reflects a level of cultural awareness of the diversity and universality of bereavement and its challenges that has rarely been approximated by other volumes. This is a readable engaging, and comprehensive book that will share the most important scientific and applied work on the contemporary scene with a broad international audience, and as such, it will be an essential addition to anyone with a serious interest in death, dying, and bereavement. Book jacket.

Contents:

. The historical landscape of loss : development of bereavement studies / Colin Murray Parkes

Current conceptualizations of the grief response

Meaning reconstruction in bereavement : from principles to practice

Robert A. Neimeyer and Diana C. Sands

Attachment and coping with bereavement : implications for therapeutic interventions with the insecurely attached / Emmanuelle Zech and Carrie Arnold

The changing bond in therapy for unresolved loss : an attachment theory perspective / Nigel P. Field and Carol Wogrin

The two-track model of bereavement : the double helix of research and clinical practice / Simon Shimshon Rubin, Ruth Malkinson, and Eliezer Witztum

A task-based approach for counseling the bereaved / J. William Worden and Howard R. Winokuer

The influence of gender and socialization on grieving styles / Terry L. Martin and Kenneth J. Doka

Contexts of grieving

Spousal bereavement in later life / Deborah Carr and John Shep Jeffreys

Parenting challenges after the death of a child / Jennifer L. Buckle and Stephen J. Fleming

Bereavement in children and adults following the death of a sibling / Brenda Marshall and Betty Davies

Bridging the gap : translating a research-based program into an agency-based service for bereaved children and families / Tim S. Ayers, C. Caryn Kondo, and Irwin N. Sandler

Challenges in bereavement

Treating complicated grief : converging approaches / Katherine Shear, Paul A. Boelen, and Robert A. Neimeyer

Grief in the midst of ambiguity and uncertainty : an exploration of ambiguous loss and chronic sorrow / Pauline Boss, Susan Roos, and Darcy Harris

Restorative retelling : revising the narrative of violent death / Edward J. Rynearson and Alison Salloum

Bereavement and disasters : research and clinical intervention / Pål Kristensen and Maria-Helena Franco

Grief after terrorism : toward a family-focused intervention / Grace H. Christ, Dianne Kane, and Heidi Horsley

Is suicide bereavement different? perspectives from research and practice / John R. Jordan and John L. Mcintosh

Giving voice to nonfinite loss and grief in bereavement / Cynthia L. Schultz and Darcy L. Harris.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780415884808

0415884802

9780415884815

0415884810

OCLC:

617637683