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

  • Konigsberg, Ruth Davis.
Date:
2011
  • Books

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Description

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.

Publication/Creation

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.

Physical description

258 pages ; 23 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The idea that won't die -- 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.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    BF575.G7 2011K63t
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781439148334
  • 1439148333
  • 1439148341
  • 9781439148341