First published in 1995. Death and dying have been a concern of mankind as long as humans have existed. This book will explore the development and specifications of traditional models of grief to underline the importance of what is known about the process of grief, considering variables such as relationship, age, and personal characteristics of the mourner, as well as providing a framework of symptomatology specific to non-traumatizing, non-stigmatizing deaths for the purposes of comparative and theoretical specification. It is proposed that what is known about the grief response following the death of a spouse, a child, or an aged parent has valuable implications for grief model development considering other modes of death such as murder, drunk driving, AIDS, critical incidents, and suicide, though these conceptualizations are insufficient in explaining or predicting outcomes with these other types of grief.

Introduction Section I: Death by Natural Causes 1. A Theoretical Overview of Traditional Models of Grief 2. The Grief Response Following Spousal Death, with an Emphasis on the Elderly 3. Parental Grief 24. The Treatment of Spousal and Parental Grief 4Section II: Traumatic Grief 5. A Theoretical Overview of Traumatic Grief 6. The Process of Grief Following a Murder 7. The Process of Grief Following a Drunk Driving Fatality 8. The Process of Grief Following a Death from a Community Disaster or Critical Incident 9. The Treatment of Traumatic Grief Section III: Stigmatized Grief 10. A Theoretical Overview of Stigmatized Grief 11. The Process of Grief After an AIDS-Related Death 12. The Grief Response Following Suicide 13. The Treatment of Stigmatized Grief Conclusion: The Many Faces of Bereavement