Anatomy of Bereavement - A Handbook for the Caring Professions

Bereavement is a painful and inevitable experience. This book shares the experience of many bereavements, how they are dealt with, understood, and eventually adapted to in the ongoing framework of human life.

List of contents

Preface Human Bonds and Death: The Background to Bereavement The Experience of Bereavement: Separation and Mourning The Bereaved Child The Adolescent's Grief and Mourning Loss in Adult Life: The Death of a Spouse Loss in Adult Life: The Death of a Child The Griefs of Growing Old Death and Disaster Caring for the Bereaved Living with Loss: Passion, Compassion, and Defense

About the author

Raphael, Beverley

Summary

Bereavement is a painful and inevitable experience. This book shares the experience of many bereavements, how they are dealt with, understood, and eventually adapted to in the ongoing framework of human life.

Additional text

`... subject is treated with great sensitivity and yet also has a clarity and purpose that makes it easy reading.' - Disaster Prevention & Management'Both moving and fascinating.' - Openmind

Product details

• Authors: Raphael, Beverley Raphael, Raphael Beverley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138145382
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14538-2
• No. of pages: 456
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, Coping with death & bereavement, Sociology: family & relationships, Sociology: family and relationships, Sociology: death and dying, Sociology: Death & Dying, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement