1st Edition

Living With Grief After Sudden Loss Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stroke

Edited By Kenneth J. Doka Copyright 1996
272 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

272 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

272 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

First published in 1996. This book was produced as a companion to the Hospice Foundation of America's third annual teleconference. The Foundation, begun in 1982, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing leadership in the development of hospice and its philosophy of care for terminally ill people. The Foundation conducts educational programs related to hospice, sponsors research on... Read more
Foreword by Jack D. Cordon, Dedication and Acknowledgments, 1. Journey of a Young Widow, Commentary by Kenneth J. Doka, 2. After Heart Attack and Stroke, 3. America's Number One Killer: Vehicular Crashes, 4. Survivors of Suicide, 5. Sudden Violent Death, 6. Complicated Grief in the Military, Commentary by Kenneth J. Doka, 7. Traumatic Death: Treatment Implications, 8. Social Psychological Aspects of Disaster Death, 9. Grief Counseling for Survivors of Traumatic Loss, 10. Using Funeral Rituals to Help Survivors, 11. Complications in Mourning Traumatic Death, 12. Masculine Grief, 13. Law Enforcement and EMS Personnel, 14. Spiritual Support After a Sudden Loss, 15. Sudden Death: How the Media Can Help, 16. The Response of Schools and Teachers, 17. Government's Role in Disaster Response, 18. An Annotated Resource List on Traumatic Loss, References, Biographical Information

Biography

Kenneth J. Doka