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Spousal bereavement in late life / Deborah Carr, Randolph M. Nesse, Camille B. Wortman, editors

Published
New York : Springer Pub. Co., [2006]
Copyright Date
©2006
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxxi, 336 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Carr, Deborah (Deborah S.), Nesse, Randolph M., and Wortman, Camille B.
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English.
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.
Summary
Annotation This volume provides insightful analysis and theoretical interpretation of factors that contribute to a range of adjustment patterns among bereaved persons in late life. It places the experience of widowhood in late life squarely within the context of contemporary society and explores a remarkable range of associated issues. The volume is destined to become a classic; it will set the standard for future empirical investigation of the experience of bereavement among older adults.
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ISBN
9780826142450 (electronic bk.)
0826142451 (electronic bk.)
1281813435
9781281813435
9786611813437
6611813438
0826142443
9780826142443
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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