Silverman, Phyllis R.

Widow to widow : how the bereaved help one another / Phyllis R. Silverman - 2nd ed. - New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2004 - xxi, 259 p. ; 23 cm. - Series in death, dying, and bereavement .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Theoretical perspectives on grief and helping -- Widows and widowers : gender differences -- Grief as a time of loss and change : the nature of transition -- Help in a mutual help context -- On helping -- Could this really be happening to me? -- Uncertainty : what will happen next? -- Looking to the future : the fruits of help -- Parenting alone : widowed with dependent children -- The older widowed

0415947499 (pbk. : alk. paper) RM141.89


Widows--United States
Widows--Psychology--United States
Bereavement