Bereavement and Adaptation: A Comparative Study of the Aftermath of Death
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Offers a critical review of the main psychological theories on adaptation after loss followed by an overview of the results of the empirical research on bereavement. It also reflects on the results of the Leiden Bereavement Study, which compares the consequences of death. Booknews Following an extensive overview of the theories on grief and earlier findings of empirical research, the major part of this volume reflects the results of the Leiden Bereavement Study which makes an elaborate comparison between the aftermath of three different modes of death: suicide, traffic fatalities, and fatal illness. In this controlled study, the consequences of the death of a spouse, a child, a sibling, or a parent in adult life are examined in detail. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceAcknowledgments1Introduction12Theories on adaptation after bereavement133Empirical research on bereavement394The Leiden Bereavement Study: objectives, method and response915Mode of death, kinship, and functioning after bereavement: empirical results1156The structure of functioning2057A prospective study on functioning2178Discussion245References275Appendix 1293Appendix 2295
