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

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1439148333
  • ISBN: 9781439148334
  • Physical Description: 258 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: Grief therapy > United States.
Grief > United States.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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