Foreword by john bowlby ............................... 7
Acknowledgements ........................................ 9
Introduction .................................................. 11
The cost of commitment ................................ 15
The broken heart .......................................... 29
Alarm ............................................................ 46
Searching ...................................................... 57
Mitigation ..................................................... 77
Anger and guilt ............................................ 100
Gaining a new identity ................................ 111
Atypical grief ............................................... 130
Determinants of grief .................................. 143
Helping the bereaved ................................... 176
Reactions to other types of loss .............. 212
Appendix ....................................................... 227
Some national uk and us organizations
Offering help to the bereaved .................... 250
References ................................................... 251
Index ........................................................... 259

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