Grief and Bereavement Arena

Grieving Beyond Gender

Understanding the Ways Men and Women Mourn, Revised Edition

• By Kenneth J. Doka, and Terry L. Martin.

Published April 2010

Grieving Beyond Gender: Understanding the Ways Men and Women Mourn is a revision of Men Don’t Cry, Women Do: Transcending Gender Stereotypes of Grief. In this work, Doka and Martin elaborate on their conceptual model of "styles or patterns of grieving" – a model that has generated both…
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The Shame of Death, Grief, and Trauma

• Edited by Jeffrey Kauffman.

Published February 2010

Shame is a common and pervasive feature of the human response to death and other losses, yet this often goes unrecognized due to a reluctance to acknowledge and confront it. This book intends to expose shame for what it is, allowing clinicians to see that it is the central psychological force…
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Bereavement

Studies of Grief in Adult Life, Fourth Edition

• By Colin Murray Parkes, and Holly G. Prigerson.

Published August 2009

The loss of a loved one is one of the most painful experiences that most of us will ever have to face in our lives. This book recognises that there is no single solution to the problems of bereavement but that an understanding of grief can help the bereaved to realise that they are not alone in…
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Hospice and Palliative Care

The Essential Guide

• By Stephen R. Connor.

Published April 2009

In the past 35 years, the hospice movement has undergone major changes and has grown enormously. Palliative care is of growing importance to society as our culture struggles with how to provide compassionate end-of-life care to a growing segment of the population. This book provides professionals…
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Decision Making near the End of Life

Issues, Developments, and Future Directions

• Edited by James L. Werth Jr., and Dean Blevins.

Published October 2008

Decision Making near the End of Life provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments that have impacted decision-making processes within the field of end-of-life care. The most current developments in all aspects of major underlying issues such as public attitudes, the impact of media,…
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What Should I Believe?

Why Our Beliefs about the Nature of Death and the Purpose of Life Dominate Our Lives

• By Dorothy Rowe.

Published October 2008

Suddenly, in the twenty-first century, religion has become a political power. It affects us all, whether we’re religious or not. If we’re not in danger of being blown up by a suicide bomber we’ve got leaders to whom God speaks, ordering them to start a war. We’re beset by people who demand that we…
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On Death and Dying

What the Dying have to teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and their own Families

• By Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.

Published August 2008

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. The five stages of grief, first formulated in this hugely influential work forty years ago, are now part of our common understanding of bereavement. The five stages were first identified by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her work with dying patients…
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Bereavement Narratives

Continuing bonds in the twenty-first century

• By Christine Valentine.

Published July 2008

Bereavement is often treated as a psychological condition of the individual with both healthy and pathological forms. However, this empirically-grounded study argues that this is not always the best or only way to help the bereaved. In a radical departure, it emphasises normality and social and…
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Communication as Comfort

Multiple Voices in Palliative Care

• By Sandra L. Ragan, Elaine M. Wittenberg-Lyles, Joy Goldsmith and Sandra Sanchez-Reilly.

Published March 2008

This exceptional work explores the complexities of communication at one of the most critical stages of the life experience--during advanced, serious illness and at the end of life. Challenging the predominantly biomedical model that informs much communication between seriously ill and/or dying…
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Handbook of Thanatology

The Essential Body of Knowledge for the Study of Death, Dying, and Bereavement

• Edited by David Balk.

Published October 2007

If ever there was an area requiring that the research-practice gap be bridged, surely it occurs where thanatologists engage with people dealing with human mortality and loss. The field of thanatology - the study of death and dying - is a complex, multidisciplinary area that…
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