Death and Dying

Bereavement is often treated as a psychological condition of the individual with both healthy and pathological forms. However, this empirically-grounded study argues that this is not always the best or only way to help the bereaved. In a radical departure, it emphasizes normality, and social and cul..

Bereavement is a challenging area for everyone, including health and social care practitioners who are often well placed to offer support to the bereaved. This invaluable text draws together a comprehensive evidence-base for supporting grieving people from research and applies it to a health and soc..

This volume explores crucial issues surrounding the impact of loss, death and dying for criminal offenders, for whom the bereavement process can be a complicated experience. The first section considers theoretical approaches to loss; the next section explores practical applications; and the final se..

Social death occurs when the social existence of a person or group ceases, and relates to social exclusion, social capital, social networks, social roles and social identity. However, this is the first volume to unite theorising about the concept, providing conceptual clarity rooted in empirical dat..

Structured around a personal account of the illness and death of Adamson’s partner, Jane, this book explores how something hard to bear became a threshold to a world of insight and discovery. It looks at the notion of life as binary synthesis as a way of coming to understand death...

Bereavement is a painful and inevitable experience. This book shares the experience of many bereavements, how they are dealt with, understood, and eventually adapted to in the ongoing framework of human life...

Drawing on her personal and professional experiences, as well as the stories of many others, Rebecca Abrams provides a compassionate and insightful exploration of the experience of losing a parent. An indispensible aid to the bereaved and the professionals who work with them, this third edition has ..

Drawing on her personal and professional experiences, as well as the stories of many others, Rebecca Abrams provides a compassionate and insightful exploration of the experience of losing a parent. An indispensible aid to the bereaved and the professionals who work with them, this third edition has ..