1st Edition

The Anatomy of Bereavement A Handbook for the Caring Professions

By Beverley Raphael Copyright 1984
    456 Pages
    by Routledge

    456 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    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

    Biography

    Raphael, Beverley

    `... 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