Grief

This study examines and discusses the personal experience of mourning and bereavement, reviews existing theories and presents the author's own integrative theory of bereavement. The text describes how bereavement can be moderated and deals with specific reactions to the deaths of loved ones.

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The author examines and discusses the personal experience of mourning/bereavement, reviews existing theories and presents her own Integrative Theory of Bereavement, describing the phases in the experience of grief after the death of a loved one. She shows the experience can be moderated by personality and family and other support system variables, and then deals with the specifics of reacting to the death of a child, a spouse, and a parent. The book ends with a chapter on intervention with the bereaved. Clinical suggestions are given throughout, along with practical applications for caregiving to those suffering from grief. Thus the book should be of interest to: clinical psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, social workers, lecturers, students, GPs, nurses, hospice workers and physicians.