Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-296) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction : What is grief? -- The historical background to grief research -- Accounts of grief from other sources -- The biological context of grief -- The grief process : an analytic approach -- The grief process : holistic views -- The resolution of grief -- The mental processes of grief -- An evolutionary view of individual differences in grief -- The relationship with the deceased -- Loss of a son or daughter -- Death of a relative or friend -- The influence of the age and sex of the bereaved.