TY - JOUR
AU - Stoudemire, Alan
AB - 
In a volume that will likely become a classic, Dr Beverley Raphael has written definitively on the topic of bereavement. Her writing reflects not only a superb knowledge of the subject, but also a thoughtfully compassionate manner showing the wisdom of an experienced clinician.
One is impressed by the book's comprehensive scope. Dr Raphael uses a developmental model in discussing the forms of bereavement as they are manifested throughout life, from infancy to old age. She invokes not only traditional psychodynamic theories of grief, but draws from learning and behavioral theories as well. The concept of bereavement is not limited to the death of loved ones but is applied to emotional reactions to other types of losses: body parts, health status, and employment. While the literature on grief has often focused on bereavement reactions in adults (particularly widows and widowers), a discussion of grief reactions during each stage of childhood

TI - The Anatomy of Bereavement
JF - JAMA
DO - 10.1001/jama.1984.03340410075039
DA - 1984-05-04
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/the-anatomy-of-bereavement-F0K5FLE8jk
SP - 2273
EP - 2273
VL - 251
IS - 17
DP - DeepDyve
ER -