Handbook of Bereavement Research: Consequences, Coping and Care

In exploring the consequences of bereavement, authors examine developm ental factors that influence grief both for the individual and the fam ily at different phases of the life cycle. In exploring coping, they d escribe exciting new empirical studies about how people can and do cop e with grief, without professional intervention. Until recently, inter vention for the bereaved has not been scientifically guided and has be come the subject of challenging differences of opinion and approach. C hapters in the care section of the volume critically examine intervent ions to date and provide guidance for assessment and more empirically guided treatment strategies. The Handbook provides an up-to-date compr ehensive review of scientific knowledge about bereavement in an author itative yet accessible way that will be essential reading for research ers, practitioners, and health care professionals in the 21st century.