Non-Death Loss and Grief

<p><em>Non-Death Loss and Grief</em> offers an inclusive perspective on loss and grief, exploring recent research, clinical applications, and current thinking on non-death losses and the unique features of the grieving process that accompany them.</p><p>The book places an overarching focus on the losses that we encounter in everyday life, and the role of these loss experiences in shaping us as we continue living. A main emphasis is the importance of having words to accurately express these ‘living losses’, such as loss of communication with a loved one due to disease or trauma, which are often not acknowledged for the depth of their impact. Chapters showcase a wide range of contributions from international leaders in the field and explore individual perspectives on loss as well as experiences that are more interpersonal and sociopolitical in nature.</p><p>Illustrated by case studies and clinical examples throughout, this is a highly relevant text for clinicians looking to enhance their support of those living with ongoing loss and grief.</p> <p>1. Non-Death Loss and Grief: Laying the Foundation <b>Part One: The Social Context of Loss and Grief</b> 2. Disenfranchised Grief and Non-Death Losses 3. Social Death 4. Discrimination, Oppression, and Loss 5. Mourning in Trump’s America: An Existential Account of Political Grief <b>Part Two: Understanding and Treating the Unresolved Grief of Ambiguous Loss</b> 6. Losses of Birth Mothers in the Adoption Triad 7. Living in a Liminal Space: The Experience of Caring for a Spouse with Alzheimer’s Disease 8. Grief and Loss in Addictions 9. Ambiguous Loss in Coming Out and Trans*itioning 10. Supporting the Families of Missing People: More Than an Investigation <b>Part Three: Nonfinite Loss: Living with Ongoing Loss and Grief</b> 11. Nonfinite and Cumulative Loss in Foster Care 12. The Loss of Loneliness in Emerging Adults 13. Families and Children’s Experiences of Loss in the Family Justice System <i>Rachel Birnbaum</i> 14. Midlife Children Caring for Their Aging Parents <b>Part Four: Chronic Sorrow</b> 15. Parenting a Child with a Serious Disability 16. Environmental Grief 17. Grief and Mental Illness <b>Part Five: Tangible and Intangible Losses</b> 18. The Threshold of Shattered Dreams 19. Sexual Assault, Loss, and the Journey to Justice 20. Loss and Forced Displacement 21. Loss of Love: When the Relationship is What Dies <b>Part Six: Pulling It All Together: Change, Loss, and Transition</b> 22. Where’s the Grief in Non-Death Loss Research? 23. Supporting People Through Living Losses 24. Meaning-Making After Non-Death Losses </p>