Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan

The third edition of this unrivaled text on loss, grief, and bereavement continues to provide a unique biopsychosocialperspective and developmental framework for understanding grieving patterns. Organized by a lifespan trajectory,this text describes developmental aspects of grieving, linking these theories to effective clinical work. Biopsychosocialdevelopmental theories, including neurobiological and genetic information, frame chapters that include recent research onhow people of that age respond to varied loss situations, and intervention strategies supported by practice experience andempirical evidence are addressed.The new edition illuminates special considerations in risk and resilience for each life phase, systematically addressing issues ofoppression, marginalization, and health disparities. It includes a new chapter on grief and loss as they affect individuals over85 and covers spiritual development for each life phase. The book restructures the adult chapters to reflect major changes intheories on expanded lifespans, adds to content on evolving living arrangements for aging individuals, and expands coverage ofcommon losses at different points in the lifespan. This new edition includes material on ageism and its impact on health and alsoexamines the challenges faced by older adults in the LGBT community. Additionally, the third edition explicitly incorporates therapidly evolving science of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), addressing how they intersect with grief and loss. Vignettesand case studies are incorporated into each life-phase chapter, illuminating the lived experience of grief. Thought-provokingdiscussion questions, chapter objectives, and additional resources for both students and instructors reinforce critical thinkingand an Instructors Manual, Casebook (of prior chapter readings), and PowerPoint slides are available for download.