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Chronic Sorrow a Living Loss

Grief and loss are burgeoning concerns for professional disciplines such as nursing, social work, family therapy, psychology, psychiatry, law, religion and medicine. Although understanding has increased in virtually all other areas of grief and loss, chronic sorrow has received scant attention. Chronic sorrow is a natural grief reaction to losses that are not final, but continue to be present in the life of the griever. This book views chronic sorrow in a life-span perspective, and reveals the effect on the griever and the people close to them. This book fills a void in the lit.

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  • "The concept of chronic sorrow was first used by Simon Olshansky to refer to the normal and pervasive psychological reaction of parents following diagnosis of their child's mental retardation or other severe developmental disability. Since its inception in the late 1960's and early 1970's, chronic sorrow has not been well-defined or substantially developed. While some research has been implemented, most studies have generally attempted to establish the existence of chronic sorrow and to correlate it with certain response variables. Basic definitions and theory-building have been lacking."
  • "Grief and loss are burgeoning concerns for professional disciplines such as nursing, social work, family therapy, psychology, psychiatry, law, religion and medicine. Although understanding has increased in virtually all other areas of grief and loss, chronic sorrow has received scant attention. Chronic sorrow is a natural grief reaction to losses that are not final, but continue to be present in the life of the griever. This book views chronic sorrow in a life-span perspective, and reveals the effect on the griever and the people close to them. This book fills a void in the lit."@en
  • "The most salient defining characteristic of chronic sorrow is that the object which is lost, continues; therefore, chronic sorrow refers to a living loss which cannot be removed. As a consequence, it is not subject to resolution in the conventional sense. the ongoing loss can be a self- or other-loss. While there are positive aspects, chronic sorrow is pervasive, and its effects are significant."
  • "Clinicians continue to confuse chronic sorrow with other types of grief and mourning, as well as with affective disorders such as depression and dysthymia. Failure to recognize, identify, and understand chronic sorrow can lead to serious mishandling of those who are coping with it. Chronic sorrow can be defined and clinically differentiated from pathological responses as well as from uncomplicated, standard, and complicated (or established pathological) mourning. In addition to parents of children who are severely impaired, it can also be recognized in a number of other populations (e.g., partners, spouses, parents, and offspring of persons with severe chronic illnesses, disabilities, mental disorders, etc.)."
  • "Chronic sorrow is defined, and it is distinguished from other types of reactions. Pertinent research is reviewed, and the meaning and interpretation of the loss are considered. Existential issues are discussed, and a variety of nontechnical literature is accessed to describe the experiential nature of chronic sorrow. Complicating factors and treatment considerations are explored, and suggestions for further development and research are made. A listing is included of resources, such as volunteer organizations and self-help groups, which may be suitable as information sources for professionals and which may be directly of help to those who are coping with chronic sorrow in their lives."

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  • "Chronic sorrow a living loss"
  • "Chronic sorrow : a living loss"
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