Grief, Dying, and Death: Clinical Interventions for Caregivers

therese a. rando j. william worden

This book provides both the theoretical background and the practical treatment interventions necessary for working with those who are bereaved or dying. Important topics such as anticipatory grief, post death mourning, and the stress of grief are described in detail. Grief reactions, both normal and abnormal, as well as their causes are analyzed. Special attention is given to grief caused by the death of a child or spouse, death by suicide, and children's grief. Numerous exercises and case examples are included.

Genres counsellingnonfictionpsychology

494 pages, Paperback

First published June 1,1984

This edition

Format: 494 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 1984 by Research Pr Pub
ISBN: 9780878222322
ASIN: 0878222324
Language: English

About the author

therese a. rando

Dr. Rando is an award-winning clinical psychologist, traumatologist, and thanatologist in Rhode Island, USA. She is the Clinical Director of The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Loss, which provides mental health services through psychotherapy, training/education, supervision, and consultation, and specializes in: loss and grief; traumatic stress; and the psychosocial care of persons with physical injury, serious acute medical conditions, or with chronic, life-threatening, or terminal illness, and their loved ones. Dr. Rando has consulted, conducted research, provided therapy, written, and lectured internationally in areas related to loss, grief, illness, injury, dying, death, bereavement, disaster, and trauma. She also has provided expert witness testimony in legal proceedings involving illness, injury, or death.