Death And Trauma: The Traumatology Of Grieving(Series in Trauma and Loss)

This text gathers together the most efficient and effective tools to ease the pain of grief and promote the natural process of bereavement. The purpose of the text is fourfold. Firstly, to provide a theoretical bridge between two fields by providing conceptual terminology, such as defining both "normal" versus "dysfunctional bereavement" and the meaning and range of death-related PTSD. Secondly, the volume confirms and illustrates the identical patterns of reactions between those who survive the death of a loved one and other traumatic events. Next, the text applies the most useful theoretical models to the bereavement experience, and in turn acknowledeges the utility of generalizing bereavement models to other traumatic experiences. The volume's final purpose is to identify and apply the most useful and effective approaches in traumatology literature to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traumatic stressors other than death.

Table of Contents:
PART I: CONCEPTUAL SYNTHESIS Chapter 1 Traumatic Bereavements and Death-Related PTSD Chapter 2 Childhood Traumatic Loss: The Interaction of Trauma and Grief Chapter 3 Death of a Co-Worker: Conceptual Overview PART 11: EFFECTIVE COPING WITH SPECIFIC CONTEXTS Chapter 4 Traumatic Death in Pregnancy: The Significance of Meaning and Attachment Chapter 5 Couple Coping with the Death of a Child Chapter 6 Death as Trauma for Children: A Relational Treatment Approach Chapter 7 Minimizing the Impact of Parental Grief on Children: Parent and Family InterventionsChapter 8 Intervention to Facilitate Positive Couple Coping Chapter 9 Initial Interventions: Secondary Classroom Interventions PART Ill: GENERIC TREATMENT APPROACHES Chapter 10 Treating Families with Traumatic Loss: Transitional Family Therapy Chapter 11 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: A Therapeutic Tool for Trauma and Grief Chapter 12 Thought Field Therapy: Aiding the Bereavement Process

About the Author :
Charles R. Figley Psychological Stress Research and Development Program, Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida. Brian E. Bride St. Jude's Recovery Center, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia. Nicholas Mazza School of Social Work Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida