Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-330) and index.

Part I. Learning about grief. 1. Knowing more can help -- 2. What is grief? -- 3. How grief affects you -- 4. What factors influence your grief -- 5. What to expect in grief -- Part II. Grieving different forms of death. 6. Sudden versus anticipated death -- 7. Cause of death -- Part III. Grieving and your family. 8. Family reorganization after the death of a family member -- 9. Loss of a spouse -- 10. Adult loss of a parent -- 11. Adult loss of a sibling -- 12. Loss of a child -- 13. Helping children cope with death and mourning -- Part IV. Resolving your grief. 14. What is necessary to "resolve" your grief -- 15. Specific suggestions for resolving your grief -- 16. Personal bereavement rituals and funerals -- 17. What "recovery" will and will not mean -- 18. Solving practical problems -- Part V. Getting additional help. 19. Finding effective professional and self-help group assistance -- 20. Resource listing.

Originally published: Grieving. Lexington, Massachusetts : Lexington Books, 1988.