Forthcoming Death Studies Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Trauma, Culture, and Metaphor

   Pathways of Transformation and Integration

   By John P. Wilson, Jacob D. Lindy

   Series: Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series

   In Trauma, Culture, and Metaphor, John Wilson and Jacob Lindy explore the language of both individual and collective trauma in an era dominated by globalization and interconnectedness. Through lucid, careful discussion, this important book builds a bridge between the etymology of trauma-related...

   To Be Published June 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Collective Trauma, Collective Healing

   Promoting Community Resilience in the Aftermath of Disaster

   By Jack Saul

   Series: Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series

   Collective Trauma, Collective Healing is a guide for mental health professionals working in response to large-scale political violence or natural disaster. It provides a framework that practitioners can use to develop their own community based, collective approach to treating trauma and providing...

   To Be Published July 23rd 2013 by Routledge
3. Life and Loss

   A Guide to Help Grieving Children, 3rd Edition

   By Linda Goldman

   Many clinicians recognize that denying or ignoring grief issues in children leaves them feeling alone and that acknowledging loss is crucial part of a child’s healthy development. Really dealing with loss in productive ways, however, is sometimes easier said than done. For decades, Life and Loss...

   To Be Published July 30th 2013 by Routledge
4. Losing a Parent to Suicide

   Using Lived Experiences to Inform Bereavement Counseling

   By Marty Loy, Amy Boelk

   The suicide of a parent has life-long consequences; few more traumatic scenarios exist, and counselors often struggle for ways to help clients deal with its effects. Few understand the pain and life-altering effects of these tragedies better than children who have experienced the suicide of a...

   To Be Published August 28th 2013 by Routledge
5. Violent Death

   Resilience and Intervention Beyond the Crisis

   Edited by Edward K. Rynearson

   Series: Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series

   This book pulls together a definitive collection of work on the theory and practice of clinical, spiritual, and emotional support after the experience of violent death - counseling beyond the crisis. Over the past decade, there have been countless publications devoted to crisis response, crisis...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
6. Death and Bereavement Across Cultures

   Second edition, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Colin Parkes, William Young, Ann Laungani

   To Be Published January 30th 2014 by Routledge
7. Bereavement Care for Families

   Edited by David W. Kissane

   Series: Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement

   To Be Published February 14th 2014 by Routledge
8. Natural Burial

   Experiences and Guidance

   By Andy Clayden, Trish Green, Jenny Hockey, Mark Powell

   To Be Published February 28th 2014 by Routledge
9. Grief and the Expressive Arts

   Practices for Creating Meaning

   Edited by Barbara E. Thompson, Robert A. Neimeyer

   Series: Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement

   To Be Published March 14th 2014 by Routledge