A Literature Review of Western Bereavement Theory: From Decathecting to Continuing Bonds Export

@article{citeulike:4056846, abstract = {Theories of bereavement continue to change and develop. This literature review explores the history of Western bereavement theories, beginning with Freud's grief work, moving to the stage theories, and concluding with current constructivist thought of making meaning and continuing bonds with the deceased. Special consideration is given to gender and multicultural aspects of grief and loss. The review concludes with a discussion of the role of couple and family counselors. 10.1177/1066480706294031}, author = {Rothaupt, Jeanne W. and Becker, Kent}, citeulike-article-id = {4056846}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480706294031}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://tfj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/1/6}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/1066480706294031}, journal = {The Family Journal}, keywords = {aspects, bereavement, grief, history, multicultural, of, work}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {6--15}, posted-at = {2009-02-15 20:29:50}, priority = {2}, title = {A Literature Review of Western Bereavement Theory: From Decathecting to Continuing Bonds}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480706294031}, volume = {15}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4056846 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4056846 N2 - Theories of bereavement continue to change and develop. This literature review explores the history of Western bereavement theories, beginning with Freud's grief work, moving to the stage theories, and concluding with current constructivist thought of making meaning and continuing bonds with the deceased. Special consideration is given to gender and multicultural aspects of grief and loss. The review concludes with a discussion of the role of couple and family counselors. 10.1177/1066480706294031 IS - 1 JF - The Family Journal EP - 15 TI - A Literature Review of Western Bereavement Theory: From Decathecting to Continuing Bonds VL - 15 SP - 6 KW - aspects KW - bereavement KW - grief KW - history KW - multicultural KW - of KW - work AU - Rothaupt, Jeanne AU - Becker, Kent PY - 2007/01/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480706294031 ER -