Research Catalog

Title

Spousal bereavement in late life / Deborah Carr, Randolph M. Nesse, Camille B. Wortman, editors.

Publication

New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Carr, Deborah S.
• Nesse, Randolph M.
• Wortman, Camille B.

Description

xxxi, 336 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Bereavement in old age > United States > Case studies
• Widows > United States > Psychology > Case studies
• Widowers > United States > Psychology > Case studies
• Widowhood
• Bereavement
• Older people
• Widowhood
• Bereavement
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• mourning
• elderly
• Older people
• Bereavement in old age
• Widowers > Psychology
• Widows > Psychology
• Alter
• Witwe
• Witwer
• United States
• USA

Genre/Form

• Case Reports
• Case studies
• Case studies.
• Études de cas.

Note

• Based on a conference held in June 2002 at the University of Michigan.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: a history of the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Randolph M. Nesse, Camille B. Wortman, and James S. House. pt. I. Studying bereavement: methodological innovations and contextual influences. Understanding late life widowhood: new directions in research, theory, and practice / Deborah Carr, Camille B. Wortman, and Randolph M. Nesse -- Methodological issues in studying late life bereavement / Deborah Carr -- How older Americans die today: implications for surviving spouses / Deborah Carr, Camille B. Wortman, and Karin Wolff. pt. II. Personal consequences of spousal loss. Psychological consequences of spousal loss among older adults: understanding the diversity of responses / Karin Wolff and Camille B. Wortman -- Closer look at health and widowhood: do health behaviors changes after the loss of a spouse? / Amy Mehraban Pienta and Melissa M. Franks -- Interpersonal and spiritual connections among bereaved older adults / Stephanie L. Brown, James S. House, and Dylan M. Smith -- Economic and practical adjustments to late life spousal loss / Rebecca L. Utz. pt. III. New perspectives on grief and bereavement. Evolutionary framework for understanding grief / Randolph M. Nesse -- Widowhood, grief and the quest for meaning: a narrative perspective on resilience / Robert A. Neimeyer. pt. IV. Implications for practice, policy, and future research. Clinical interventions with the bereaved: what clinicians and counselors can learn from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Anthony D. Mancini, David L. Pressman, and George A. Bonanno -- Implications for public policies and social services: what social workers and other gerontological practitioners can learn from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Virginia E. Richardson -- The future of late life spousal bereavement / Deborah Carr.

ISBN

• 0826142443
• 9780826142443

LCCN

2005054062

OCLC

• ocm61451703
• 61451703
• SCSB-9524454

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library