Treating traumatic bereavement: a practitioner's guide

This book presents an integrated treatment approach for those struggling to adapt after the sudden, traumatic death of a loved one. The authors weave together evidence-based clinical strategies grounded in cutting-edge knowledge about both trauma and grief. The book offers a clear framework and many practical tools for building survivors' psychological and interpersonal resources, processing their trauma, and facilitating mourning. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the book includes over 30 reproducible handouts. Purchasers can access a companion website to download and print these materials as well as supplemental handouts and a sample 25-session treatment plan.

Machine generated contents note: pt. I FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAUMATIC BEREAVEMENT -- 1. Sudden, Traumatic Death and Traumatic Bereavement -- Traumatic Death Prevalence -- Psychological Consequences of Sudden, Traumatic Death -- Persistent and Pervasive Effects of Traumatic Death -- The Need for Integrated Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement -- An Overview of Our Treatment Approach for Traumatic Bereavement -- Clinical Integration -- Concluding Remarks -- 2. Theoretical Foundations -- Loss -- Grief and Mourning -- Psychological Trauma -- A Relational Treatment Approach -- Integration in the Traumatic Bereavement Treatment Approach -- Clinical Integration -- Concluding Remarks -- pt. II LIVING WITH TRAUMATIC BEREAVEMENT -- 3. Psychological Dimensions -- Symptoms and Adaptations -- Shattering of the Assumptive World -- Clinical Integration -- Concluding Remarks -- 4. Domains of Life Affected -- Interpersonal Relationships -- Structures of Daily Life -- The Legal System -- Social Support.

Contents note continued: Clinical Integration -- Concluding Remarks -- pt. III RISK FACTORS AND RELATED EVIDENCE -- 5. Event-Related Factors -- Characteristics of the Death -- Mode of Death -- Clinical In…