Although there is marked variation in how people cope with interpersonal loss, there is
growing recognition that most people manage this extremely stressful experience with …

The existing empirical literature depicts a complex picture of the role that continuing bonds
play in coping with bereavement, with contradictory findings emerging across studies. This …

This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth
edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an …

This qualitative study aimed to explore the potential role that might be played by the reported
experience of “sensing the presence of the deceased” in meaning-making processes in …

Following bereavement, continuing bonds (CBs) include engaging with memories, illusions,
sensory and quasi-sensory perceptions, hallucinations, communication, actions, and belief …

A pessimistic view of grief counseling has emerged over the last 7 years, exemplified by RA
Neimeyer's (2000) oft-cited claim that" such interventions are typically ineffective, and …

The purpose of this two-year ethnographic study was to explore the experiences of
parentally bereaved young people who sought support from the Rocky Centre (a …

From a combination of attachment theory and numerous clinical case studies, Bowlby (1980)
developed a theory of loss, grief, and mourning that remains the deepest and most …

Background The ability to process a death and the ability to remain optimistic and look
beyond the loss are both thought to be effective means of coping with loss and other …

This study examines the burgeoning phenomenon of Facebook memorial pages and how
this research about online social networking environments can contribute to the existing …