Bereavement : studies of grief in adult life / Colin Murray Parkes ; foreword by John Bowlby.

By:

Parkes, Colin Murray

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Pelican booksPublication details: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1975.Description: 267p. : ill. ; 19cmISBN:

9780140218336 (pbk) :
0140218335

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

155.937 PAR

LOC classification:

BF575.G7

Contents:

The cost of commitment; the broken heart; alarm; searching; mitigation; anger and guilt; gaining a new identity; atypical grief; determinants of grief 1 - relationship, gender and age; determinanats of grief 2 - mode of death; determinants of grief 3 - personal vulnerability; helping the bereaved 1 - general principles; helping the bereaved 2 - types of help; reactions to other types of loss.Appendix: some national UK organizations offering help to the bereaved.

Summary: In this paperback version of the third revised edition, Parkes re-examines his findings in the light of the latest ideas on the subject and draws on his own research to develop some new theories. In the ten years since the previous revision, there have been considerable advances in the scientific understanding of bereavement and its effects.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 5 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	155.937 PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		218538

Originally published: London : Tavistock Publications, 1972.

Bibliography: p.251-257. _ Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and index.

In this paperback version of the third revised edition, Parkes re-examines his findings in the light of the latest ideas on the subject and draws on his own research to develop some new theories. In the ten years since the previous revision, there have been considerable advances in the scientific understanding of bereavement and its effects.