Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Semantic Distinctions in Terminology; Chapter 2 Social Influences and Grief; Chapter 3 Increased Interest in Bereavement Care; Chapter 4 Broader Framework for Loss; Chapter 5 Attachment Influences on Grief; Chapter 6 Uniqueness of Grief Response; Chapter 7 Overview of Normal Experience of Grief; Chapter 8 Additional Significant Features of Grief; Chapter 9 Reconciliation Needs or Tasks of Mourning; Chapter 10 Morbidity and Mortality; Chapter 11 Complicated Grief; Chapter 12 Duration of Grief; Chapter 13 Anniversary Reactions; Chapter 14 Grief Avoidance Response Styles; Chapter 15 Respecting Denial; Chapter 16 Viewing the Body of the Deceased; Chapter 17 Function of Tears; Chapter 18 Bereavement Overload; Chapter 19 Anticipatory Grief; Chapter 20 Use of Medication; Chapter 21 Faith and the Expression of Grief; Chapter 22 Model for Assessment of the Mourner; Chapter 23 Funeral Ritual and Grief; Chapter 24 Children and Grief; Chapter 25 Helping Qualities of the Bereavement Caregiver; Chapter 26 Helping Tasks of the Caregiver; Chapter 27 Caring for the Caregiver; Chapter 28 A Final Word;