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Bereavement and Health: The Psychological and Physical Consequences of Partner Loss

By Wolfgang Stroebe , Margaret S. Stroebe

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1987
ISBN
9780511720376, 9780521244701, 9780521287104
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511720376
Google Books ID
wrTam02wkk8C
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3479304 bytes)
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
301\301
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Bereavement and Health offers the first comprehensive review of what is known about the impact of bereavement on surviving partners. Drawing on the work of psychologists, sociologists, epidemiologists, and psychiatrists, the authors offer a theoretically coherent perspective focused on conjugal love. After thoroughly discussing different stress and depression models of bereavement, they present their own theoretical approach, emphasizing social contacts and the interpersonal nature of grief. The psychological and medical consequences of grief are then examined. In evaluating their relevant findings, they consider important methodological issues that often have been neglected in research on bereavement. The Stroebes' combination of theoretical integrtion and methodological rigor will make Bereavement and Health a standard text for years to come.

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