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The truth about grief : the myth of its five stages and the new science of loss / Ruth Davis Konigsberg.

Title
The truth about grief : the myth of its five stages and the new science of loss / Ruth Davis Konigsberg.
Author
Konigsberg, Ruth Davis.
Publication
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2011.

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Description
258 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
In this illuminating account of how we grieve, Ruth David Konigsberg reveals that everything we thought we knew about confronting loss is wrong. She maintains that people cope with grief thanks largely to the human capacity for resilience, relying heavily on the work of psychologist George Bonanno.
Subject
  • Grief > United States
  • Grief therapy > United States
  • Loss (Psychology)
  • Bereavement > Psychological aspects
  • Bereavement
  • Counseling
  • Grief
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-246) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The American way of grief -- Is widowhood forever? -- The work of grief -- The making of a bestseller -- The grief counseling industry -- The grief disease and resilience -- Grief and the sexes -- Grief for export.
ISBN
  • 9781439148334 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1439148333 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781439152645 (ebook : alk. paper)
  • 1439152640 (ebook : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2010031863
OCLC
609543148
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library