1st Edition
The Book of My Son Reuben A Psychologist on the Loss of His Child
By David Cohen
Copyright 2023
144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
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"I wish I had not had to write this book because then my lovely son Reuben would still be alive," says David Cohen. "He was adorable, formidably intelligent, a loving son, a loving brother. He died far too young. He had the bad luck to have two grandparents who had addictive personalities. His efforts to resist the lure of drugs failed. And so did I."
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1. To begin at his end. 2. More about Reuben. 3. Pleasure and panic. 4. The death of children in antiquity and the Middle Ages. 5. The shock of death. 6. Reuben as a writer. 7. What children know about death: saying goodbye and spiritualism. 8. School killings. 9. Poverty, class and social work. 10. The physical consequences of bereavement. 11. Psychological research. 12. Social media. 13. Mourning and marriages. 14. How brothers and sisters react. 15. How fathers react to a child’s death. 16. What can help? 17. Reuben – half a life. Appendix: Extract from Theo's Ruins by Reuben Cohen. References
Biography
David Cohen is a prolific writer, filmmaker and psychologist.
