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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813167203321

Autore

Silverman Phyllis R

Titolo

Widow to widow : how the bereaved help one another / / Phyllis R. Silverman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Brunner-Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-135-93780-X

1-55561-226-1

1-135-93781-8

1-280-11180-1

0-203-02097-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Series in death, dying, and bereavement

Disciplina

306.88

Soggetti

Widows - United States

Widows - United States - Psychology

Bereavement

Self-help groups - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Widow to Widow shares the experiences of widows who have found comfort and continuity in mutual-help and community support programs. In the second edition of her pioneering text, Phyllis Silverman brings the success of the original widow-to-widow program into the 21st century, preparing a new generation of community leaders, clergy, counselors, hospice staff, social workers, and the widowed themselves to organize and implement mutual-help programs.