Front Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Prologue; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 What It Means to Be a Parent After a Child Has Died; Chapter 2 The "Mothers Now Childless" Study: Research Design and Findings; Chapter 3 When a Child Dies, Does Grieving Ever End?; Chapter 4 One Death-AThousand Strands of Pain: Finding the Meaning of Suffering; Chapter 5 Bereaved Parents' Search for Understanding: The Paradox of Healing; Chapter 6 Confronting a Spiritual Crisis: Where Is God When Bad Things Happen?
Chapter 7 Confronting an Existential Crisis: Can Life Have Purpose Again?Chapter 8 Deciding to Survive: Reaching Bottom -Climbing Up; Chapter 9 Remembering With Love: Bereaved Parent as Biographer; Chapter 10 Reaching Out to Help Others: Wounded Healers; Chapter 11 Reinventing the Self: Parents Ask, "Who Are We Now?"; Chapter 12 The Legacy of Loss; References; Resources; Appendixes; Appendix 1 Life Attitude Profile-Revised (LAP-R); Appendix 2 Perceived Well-Being Scale-Revised; Appendix 3 "Mothers Now Childless" Study -- Participant Questionnaire; Appendix 4 Interview Guide; Index
Summary
List of Tables. List of Figures. Series Editor's Foreword. Preface. Prologue. Acknowledgements. What It Means to Be a Parent After a Child Had Died. The ""Mothers Now Childless"" Study: Research Design and Findings. When a Child Dies, Does Grieving Ever End? One Death - A Thousand Strands of Pain: Finding the Meaning of Suffering. Bereaved Parents' Search for Understanding: The Paradox of Healing. Confronting a Spiritual Crisis: Where is God When Bad Things Happen? Confronting an Existential Crisis: Can Life Have Purpose Again? Deciding to Survive: Reaching Bottom - Climbing Up. Remembering Wi
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index
