Loving and grieving are two sides of the same coin: we cannot have one without risking the other. In this volume, the author reports his research that enables us to bring together knowledge of childhood attachments and problems of bereavement, resulting in a fresh way of thinking about love, bereave[...]
The loss of a loved one is one of the most painful experiences that most of us will ever have to face in our lives. This book recognises that there is no single solution to the problems of bereavement but that an understanding of grief can help the bereaved to realise that they are not alone in thei[...]
To explain and understand the patterns that attachment play in psychiatric and social problems a body of knowledge has sprung up which owes much to the pioneering work of the late John Bowlby. This book draws together recent theoretical contributions, research findings and clinical data from psychia[...]