Book of My Son Reuben - A Psychologist on the Loss of His Child

The Book of My Son Reuben is a personal account of how psychologist David Cohen coped - and did not cope - with the death of his son, Reuben. Offering a unique perspective on the experience of parental loss, it offers a personal and analytical exploration of sorrow and guilt, and of what research tells us about trauma and grief.

List of contents

1. To begin at his end. 2. More about Reuben. 3. Pleasure and panic. 4. The death of children in antiquity and the Middle Ages. 5. The shock of death. 6. Reuben as a writer. 7. What children know about death: saying goodbye and spiritualism. 8. School killings. 9. Poverty, class and social work. 10. The physical consequences of bereavement. 11. Psychological research. 12. Social media. 13. Mourning and marriages. 14. How brothers and sisters react. 15. How fathers react to a child’s death. 16. What can help? 17. Reuben – half a life. Appendix: Extract from Theo's Ruins by Reuben Cohen. References

About the author

David Cohen is a prolific writer, filmmaker and psychologist.

Summary

The Book of My Son Reuben is a personal account of how psychologist David Cohen coped – and did not cope – with the death of his son, Reuben. Offering a unique perspective on the experience of parental loss, it offers a personal and analytical exploration of sorrow and guilt, and of what research tells us about trauma and grief.

Product details

• Authors: David Cohen, David (Writer Cohen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.06.2023
• EAN: 9781032224657
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3222465-7
• No. of pages: 136
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Couples & Family, Personal & public health, Family psychology, Psychotherapy, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Sociology: death and dying, Personal and public health / health education, Sociology: Death & Dying, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services