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Individuals bereaved by the drug- or alcohol-related death of a
family member represent a sizeable group worldwide. Families
Bereaved by Alcohol or Drugs is the long-awaited result of an
important and ambitious research project into the experiences
commonly encountered by members of this stigmatized and vulnerable
group. Based on focus groups with the practitioners and service
personnel who support grieving relatives following the loss of a
loved one to alcohol or drugs, as well as interviews with the
largest qualitative sample of adults bereaved by substance use that
has been reported to date, this much-needed contribution to
research on addiction and bereavement identifies four major reasons
why grief following this tragic kind of death is particularly
difficult. By examining the experiences of a wide range of
stakeholders, including practitioners and policymakers in health,
social care and the criminal justice system, the research contained
within this book underscores the large number of organizations that
play a role in the implementation of official procedure following a
drug- or alcohol-related death and identifies significant gaps in
the system that bereaved individuals must negotiate. Grounded in
extensive and rigorous academic research, Families Bereaved by
Alcohol or Drugs is essential reading for academics, researchers
and postgraduate students in the fields of mental health and
addiction, social work and social studies, psychology, family
studies and bereavement. The book should also be of interest to
anyone with a professional interest in bereavement or substance
use.
Bereavement is often treated as a psychological condition of the
individual with both healthy and pathological forms. However, this
empirically-grounded study argues that this is not always the best
or only way to help the bereaved. In a radical departure, it
emphasises normality and social and cultural diversity in grieving.
Exploring the significance of the dying person's final moments for
those who are left behind, this book sheds new light on the variety
of ways in which bereaved people maintain their relationship with
dead loved ones and how the dead retain a significant social
presence in the lives of the living. It draws practical conclusions
for professionals in relation to the complex and social nature of
grief and the value placed on the right to grieve in one's own way
- supporting and encouraging the bereaved person to articulate
their own experience and find their own methods of coping. Based on
new empirical research, Bereavement Narratives is an innovative and
invaluable read for all students and researchers of death, dying
and bereavement.
Bereavement is often treated as a psychological condition of the
individual with both healthy and pathological forms. However, this
empirically-grounded study argues that this is not always the best
or only way to help the bereaved. In a radical departure, it
emphasises normality and social and cultural diversity in grieving.
Exploring the significance of the dying person's final moments for
those who are left behind, this book sheds new light on the variety
of ways in which bereaved people maintain their relationship with
dead loved ones and how the dead retain a significant social
presence in the lives of the living. It draws practical conclusions
for professionals in relation to the complex and social nature of
grief and the value placed on the right to grieve in one's own way
- supporting and encouraging the bereaved person to articulate
their own experience and find their own methods of coping. Based on
new empirical research, Bereavement Narratives is an innovative and
invaluable read for all students and researchers of death, dying
and bereavement.
Individuals bereaved by the drug- or alcohol-related death of a
family member represent a sizeable group worldwide. Families
Bereaved by Alcohol or Drugs is the long-awaited result of an
important and ambitious research project into the experiences
commonly encountered by members of this stigmatized and vulnerable
group. Based on focus groups with the practitioners and service
personnel who support grieving relatives following the loss of a
loved one to alcohol or drugs, as well as interviews with the
largest qualitative sample of adults bereaved by substance use that
has been reported to date, this much-needed contribution to
research on addiction and bereavement identifies four major reasons
why grief following this tragic kind of death is particularly
difficult. By examining the experiences of a wide range of
stakeholders, including practitioners and policymakers in health,
social care and the criminal justice system, the research contained
within this book underscores the large number of organizations that
play a role in the implementation of official procedure following a
drug- or alcohol-related death and identifies significant gaps in
the system that bereaved individuals must negotiate. Grounded in
extensive and rigorous academic research, Families Bereaved by
Alcohol or Drugs is essential reading for academics, researchers
and postgraduate students in the fields of mental health and
addiction, social work and social studies, psychology, family
studies and bereavement. The book should also be of interest to
anyone with a professional interest in bereavement or substance
use.
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