Widow to widow : how the bereaved help one another /
Silverman, Phyllis R.
Widow to widow : how the bereaved help one another / - 2nd ed. - New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2004. - xxi, 259 p. ; 23 cm. - Series in death, dying, and bereavement .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Theoretical perspectives on grief and helping -- Widows and widowers : gender differences -- Grief as a time of loss and change : the nature of transition -- Help in a mutual help context -- On helping -- Could this really be happening to me? -- Uncertainty : what will happen next? -- Looking to the future : the fruits of help -- Parenting alone : widowed with dependent children -- The older widowed.
This revised and updated second edition emphasizes the social and psychological transitions that accompany widowhood, facilitating the process of change from wife to widow to woman, as well as giving practical suggestions on how to form community support groups.
0415947499 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415947497: £19.95
Widows--United States.
Widows.
Widows--Psychology.--United States
Widows--Psychology.
Bereavement.
Self-help groups--United States.
Self-help groups.
306.88 / SIL
Widow to widow : how the bereaved help one another / - 2nd ed. - New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2004. - xxi, 259 p. ; 23 cm. - Series in death, dying, and bereavement .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Theoretical perspectives on grief and helping -- Widows and widowers : gender differences -- Grief as a time of loss and change : the nature of transition -- Help in a mutual help context -- On helping -- Could this really be happening to me? -- Uncertainty : what will happen next? -- Looking to the future : the fruits of help -- Parenting alone : widowed with dependent children -- The older widowed.
This revised and updated second edition emphasizes the social and psychological transitions that accompany widowhood, facilitating the process of change from wife to widow to woman, as well as giving practical suggestions on how to form community support groups.
0415947499 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415947497: £19.95
Widows--United States.
Widows.
Widows--Psychology.--United States
Widows--Psychology.
Bereavement.
Self-help groups--United States.
Self-help groups.
306.88 / SIL