Handbook of bereavement research and practice

I. Introduction Bereavement Research: Contemporary Perspectives —Margaret S. Stroebe, Robert O. Hansson, Henk Schut, and Wolfgang Stroebe II. Contemporary Scientific Approaches and Issues The Nature and Causes of Grief —Robert S. Weiss Theories of Grief: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives —John Archer Grieving in Contemporary Society —Robert Kastenbaum An Attachment Perspective on Bereavement —Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver Whether to Relinquish or Maintain a Bond With the Deceased —Nigel P. Field The Measurement of Grief: Psychometric Considerations in the Assessment of Reactions to Bereavement —Robert A. Neimeyer, Nancy S. Hogan, and Anna Laurie III. Contemporary Societal and Practice Concerns A Case for Inclusion of Prolonged Grief Disorder in DSM–V —Holly G. Prigerson, Lauren C. Vanderwerker, and Paul K. Maciejewski Clinical Aspects of a DSM Complicated Grief Diagnosis: Challenges, Dilemmas, and Opportunities —Simon Shimshon Rubin, Ruth Malkinson, and Eliezer Witztum Grief Across Cultures: A Review and Research Agenda —Paul C. Rosenblatt Disenfranchised Grief in Historical and Cultural Perspective —Kenneth J. Doka The New Public Mourning —Tony Walter IV. Patterns and Consequences of Grief: Phenomena and Manifestations Caregiving and Bereavement —Richard Schulz, Kathrin Boerner, and Randy S. Hebert Trajectories of Grieving —George A. Bonanno, Kathrin Boerner, and Camille B. Wortman Redefining Goals and Redefining Self: A Closer Look of Posttraumatic Growth Following Loss —Christopher G. Davis The Role of Religion in Bereavement —Judith C. Hays and Cristina C. Hendrix Bereavement and Reactions to Romantic Rejection: A Psychobiological Perspective —John Archer and Helen Fisher V. Patterns and Consequences of Grief: Relationship Perspectives The Loss of a Child: Sudden Death and Extended Illness Perspectives —Shirley A. Murphy Long-Term Consequences of Parental Death in Childh