Grief, Dying & Death

Grief, Dying & Death provides both the theoretical background and the practical treatment interventions necessary for working with those who are bereaved or dying. The book focuses on topics such as anticipatory grief, postdeath mourning, and the stress of grief are described in detail. Special attention is given to grief caused by the death of a child or spouse, death by suicide, and children's grief. Chapters include:
• Our Attitudes Towards Death
• Grief: The Reaction to Loss
• Factors Influencing the Grief Reaction
• Unresolved Grief
• Therapeutic Interventions With Grievers
• Different Bereavement Situations
• Funerals and Funerary Rituals.

All ages

"This is a most welcome and helpful book designed for those caring for the psychological comfort and well being of the terminally ill, their families, and the bereaved. It is a well researched piece of work, taking a broad look at the whole field of dying and bereavement."
Maureen Leyland, Palliative Medicine Journal