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Describes the grieving process that occurs when people lose pets and suggests ways of helping individuals to cope.

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Author:   William Kay ,  Herbert Nieburg ,  Austin Kutscher ,  Ross Grey
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.281kg
ISBN:  

9780813813271

ISBN 10:   0813813271
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   01 January 1984
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword (William J. Kay). Preface (William J. Kay, Austin H. Kutscher). I: The Human/Companion Animal Bond. 1. The Moral Status of Animals (Bernard E. Rollin). 2. Pet Animals and Human Well-being (M.W. Fox). 3. Health Consequences of Pet Ownership (Erika Friedmann, Aaron A. Katcher, Sue A. Thomas, James J. Lynch). 4. Nonconventional Human/Companion Animal Bonds (James M. Harris). 5. When Pet Animals Die (Jacob Antelyes). 6. Population Aspects of Animal Mortality (Alan M. Beck). II: The Grieving Human Companion. 7. Grief at the Loss of a Pet ( Boris M. Levinson). 8. Psychosocial Aspects of bereavement (Herbert A. Nieburg). 9. Relief and Prevention of Grief (Leo K. Bustad, Linda M. Hines). 10. Healing Emotionally Disturbed Children Cope with Loss of a Pet (Mary Link). 11. Development of a Social Work Service to Deal with Grief after Loss of a Pet (Eleanor L. Ryder). 12. Social Work in a Veterinary Hospital: Response to Owner Grief Reactions, (Jamie Quackenbush). 13. Illness and Death of Pets: Role of the Human-Health-Care Team (Michael J. McCulloch). III: Veterinary Medicine Perspectives. 14. The Human/Animal Bond Revisited (Esther Braun). 15. Clinical Aspects of Grief Associated with Loss of a Pet: A Veterinarian's View (Marc A. Rosenberg). 16. Role of the Animal Health Technician in Consoling Bereaved Clients (Sally Oblas Walshaw). 17. Owner/Pet Attachment Despite Behavior Problems (Victoria L. Voith). 18. Owner/Pet Pathologic Attachment: The Veterinarian's Nightmare (E.K. Rynearson). 19. Death of Pets Owned by the Elderly: Implications for Veterinary Practice (George Paulus, John C. Thrush, Cyrus S. Stewart, Patrick Hafner). 20. Psychosocial Model of Veterinary Practice, William H. Sullivan, Carole E. Fudin). 21. Family Psychotherapy Methodology: A Model for Veterinarians and Clinicians (D.T. Wessels Jr.). 22. Epilogue: A Historical Perspective, (Egilde Seravalli). Contributors. Index.

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William Kay and Herbert Nieburg are the authors of Pet Loss and Human Bereavement, published by Wiley.

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