| Description |
xxxi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Based on a conference held in June 2002 at the University of Michigan. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: a history of the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Randolph M. Nesse, Camille B. Wortman, and James S. House. Pt. I. Studying bereavement: methodological innovations and contextual influences. Understanding late life widowhood: new directions in research, theory, and practice / Deborah Carr, Camille B. Wortman, and Randolph M. Nesse -- Methodological issues in studying late life bereavement / Deborah Carr -- How older Americans die today: implications for surviving spouses / Deborah Carr, Camille B. Wortman, and Karin Wolff. Pt. II. Personal consequences of spousal loss. Psychological consequences of spousal loss among older adults: understanding the diversity of responses / Karin Wolff and Camille B. Wortman -- Closer look at health and widowhood: do health behaviors changes after the loss of a spouse? / Amy Mehraban Pienta and Melissa M. Franks -- Interpersonal and spiritual connections among bereaved older adults / Stephanie L. Brown, James S. House, and Dylan M. Smith -- Economic and practical adjustments to late life spousal loss / Rebecca L. Utz. Pt. III. New perspectives on grief and bereavement. Evolutionary framework for understanding grief / Randolph M. Nesse -- Widowhood, grief and the quest for meaning: a narrative perspective on resilience / Robert A. Neimeyer. Pt. IV. Implications for practice, policy, and future research. Clinical interventions with the bereaved: what clinicians and counselors can learn from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Anthony D. Mancini, David L. Pressman, and George A. Bonanno -- Implications for public policies and social services: what social workers and other gerontological practitioners can learn from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Virginia E. Richardson -- The future of late life spousal bereavement / Deborah Carr. |
| Subject |
Bereavement in old age -- United States -- Case studies.
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Widows -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
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Widowers -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
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United States.
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Bereavement.
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Widowhood.
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Aged.
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| Added Author |
Carr, Deborah (Deborah S.)
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Nesse, Randolph M.
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Wortman, Camille B.
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| ISBN |
0826142443 |
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9780826142443 |
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9780826142443 |
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