Defining loss, grief, and bereavement
Loss as a lifelong process life events and the loss continuum
An overview of some personal losses
As loss relates to the action of another
The inevitable types of loss
The family constellation of loss scenarios
Special considerations about loss suicide
Global, environmental, and geographical loss
The physiology of loss and grief
Across the globe: multicultural understanding of grief
Complicated grief and mourning
Traumatic grief and posttraumatic stress disorder
Coping strategies for loss and grief
Therapy, counseling, psychiatry, and medication
Unhealthy coping and the dangers of self-medicating
Change and what to expect over the long term.
