Attachment and loss, Vol. 3: Loss; sadness and depression

Part 1 - Observations, concepts and controversies. 1 The trauma of loss. 2 The place of loss and mourning in psychopathology. 3 Conceptual framework. 4 An information processing approach to defence. 5 Plan of work. Part 2 - The mourning of adults. 6 Loss of spouse. 7 Loss of child. 8 Mourning in other cultures. 9 Disordered varients. 10 Conditions affecting the course of mourning. 11 Personalities prokme to disordered mourning. 12 Childhood experiences of persons prone to disordered mourning. 13 Cognitive processes contributing to variations in response to loss. 14 Sadness depression and depressive disorder. Part 3 - The mourning of children. 15 Death of parent during childhood and adolescence. 16 Children's responses when conditions are favourable. 17 Childhood bereavement and psychiatriic disorder. 18 Conditions responsible for differences in outcome. 19 Children's responses when conditions are unfavourable. 20 Deactivation and the concept of segregated systems. 21 Disordered variants and some conditions contributing. 22 Effects of a parent's suicide. 23 Responses to loss during the third and fourth years. 24 Responses to loss during the second year. 25 Young children's responses in the light of early cognitive development

'...this is a scholarly work that has much value for all interested in the effects of loss on all family members. It has practical and helpful suggestions for parents and professional workers who must deal with the survivors.'

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