Bereavement: Reactions, Consequences, and Care

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"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."

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Contents

Introduction
Epidemiologic Perspectives on the Health Consequences of Bereavement 15
Adults Reactions to Bereavement 47
Reactions to Particular Types of Bereavement 71
CONTENTS viii
Monkeys Responses to Separation and Loss 179
Sociocultural Influences 199
ASSISTING THE BEREAVED
Bereavement Intervention Programs 239
Conclusions and Recommendations 283
Index 297
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