Bereavement: studies of grief in adult life

The cost of commitment; the broken heart; alarm; searching; mitigation; anger and guilt; gaining a new identity; atypical grief; determinants of grief 1 - relationship, gender and age; determinanats of grief 2 - mode of death; determinants of grief 3 - personal vulnerability; helping the bereaved 1 - general principles; helping the bereaved 2 - types of help; reactions to other types of loss.Appndix: some national UK organizations offering help to the bereaved.

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All of us will experience some sort of bereavement during our lifetime. The fact that this is likely - even anticipated - does not make it easier to bear or cope with. Long recognized as the most authoritative work of its kind, this new edition of ""Bereavement"" brings a classic text right up to date. In the ten years since publication of the second edition, there has been a considerable in scientific understanding of bereavement and its effects. In this third edition, Colin Murray Parkesre - examines his findings in the light of the latest ideas on the subject and draws on his own research to develop some new theories.