1. How this study came to be -- 2. Helping bereaved children -- 3. Grief and mourning -- 4. The process of mourning -- 5. The individual circumstances of bereavement -- 6. Object loss and mourning in children and adults: some differences -- 7. Some effects of the parent's death on the child's personality development -- 8. Observations on depression and apathy -- 9. Relating this work to other studies of mourning
Summary
"This study of twenty-three children who suffered the death of a parent during childhood seeks to understand the psychological impact of bereavement on the young and to offer concrete suggestions for helping children cope with their loss."--Inside jacket flap
