Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, directs the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, serves as editor of the journal Death Studies, actively practices as a trainer, consultant and coach, and has published extensively on grieving as a meaning-making process.

Darcy L. Harris, PhD, RN, RSW, FT, is an associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Programs and the coordinator of the Thanatology Program at King's University College at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. She also maintains a private clinical practice and does consulting and presentation work specializing in issues related to change, loss, transition, and grief.

Howard R. Winokuer, PhD, was the founder of the Winokuer Center for Counseling and Healing in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was a well-known author and internationally renowned speaker.

Gordon F. Thornton, PhD, is professor emeritus at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and has served as president of the Association for Death Education and Counseling.

Introduction: The Historical Landscape of Loss: Development of Bereavement Studies

Murray Parkes

1. Meaning Reconstruction in Bereavement: From Principles to Practice

Neimeyer and Sands

2. Attachment and Coping With Bereavement: Implications for Therapeutic Interventions With the Insecurely Attached

Zech and Arnold

3. The Changing Bond in Therapy for Unresolved Loss: An Attachment Theory Perspective

Field and Wogrin

4. The Two-Track Model of Bereavement: The Double Helix of Research and Clinical Practice

Rubin, Malkinson, and Witztum

5. A Task-Based Approach for Counseling the Bereaved

Worden and Winokuer

6. The Influence of Gender and Socialization on Grieving Styles

Martin and Doka

7. Spousal Bereavement in Later Life

Carr and Jeffreys

8. Parenting Challenges After the Death of a Child

Buckle and Fleming

9. Bereavement in Children and Adults Following the Death of a Sibling

Marshall and Davies

10. Bridging the Gap: Translating a Research-Based Program Into an Agency-Based Service for Bereaved Children and Families

Ayers, Kondo, and Sandler

11. Treating Complicated Grief: Converging Approaches

Shear, Boelen, and Neimeyer

12. Grief in the Midst of Ambiguity and Uncertainty: An Exploration of Ambiguous Loss and Chronic Sorrow

Boss, Roos, and Harris

13. Restorative Retelling: Revising the Narrative of Violent Death

Rynearson and Salloum

14. Bereavement and Disasters: Research and Clinical Intervention

Kristensen and Franco

15. Grief After Terrorism: Toward a Family-Focused Intervention

Christ, Kane, and Horsley

16. Is Suicide Bereavement Different? Perspectives From Research and Practice

Jordan and McIntosh

18. Grief in GLBT Populations: Focus on Gay and Lesbian Youth

Goldman and Livoti

19. Traumatic Death in the United States Military: Initiating the Dialogue on War-Related Loss

Harrington LaMorie and McDevitt-Murphy

20. Pet Loss: The Interface of Continuing Bonds Research and Clinical Practice

Carmack and Packman

21. Family Therapy for the Bereaved

Kissane and Hooghe

22. Grief and Expressive Arts Therapy

Thompson and Berger

23. Bereavement Rituals and the Creation of Legacy

Lewis and Hoy

24. Bereavement Services Provided Under the Hospice Model of Care Hospice

Connor and Monroe

25. Culture and Ethnicity in Experiencing, Policing, and Handling Grief

Klass and Chow

26. Religion and Spirituality in Adjusting to Bereavement: Grief as Burden, Grief as Gift

Park and Halifax

27. Technology and Grief Support in the Twenty-First Century: A Multimedia Platform

Gilbert and Horsley

28. "The Remedy Is Not Working": Seeking Socially Just and Culturally Conscientious Practices in Bereavement

Molaison, Bordere, and Fowler

29. Grief Dimensions Associated with Hastened Death: Clinical and Ethical Implications

Gamino and Moore

Building Bridges in Bereavement Research and Practice: Some Concluding Reflections

Neimeyer and Harris