| About the Contributors | ix |
| Foreword | xvii |
| SECTION 1: COPING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS AND THREAT OF DEATH | |
| Chapter 1: Intimate Relationships as Factors in Associations Between Inflammation and Happiness in Older Adults: A Covariate Analysis of Limited Longitudinal Data | |
| Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski, Katelyn Y. Graves and J. E. Sumerau | 3 |
| Chapter 2: Facing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Under Lockdown: The Experiences of Minors | |
| Ines Testoni, Lorenza Palazzo, Teresa Tosatto, Livia Sani, Gabriella Rossi and Jenny Ferizoviku | 19 |
| Chapter 3: Navigating Discussions of Death with Young Children: Variable Strategies of Protection | |
| Rebecca Gregory, Chang Su-Russell, Luke T. Russell and Carley Barrett | 37 |
| SECTION 2: DECISIONS SURROUNDING SERIOUS ILLNESS AND END OF LIFE | |
| Chapter 4: Familial Responses to Death in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers: Losing Control and Holding On | |
| Patricia Drentea, Beverly Rosa Williams, Karen Hoefer, F. Amos Bailey and Kathryn L. Burgio | 63 |
| Chapter 5: Choosing Abortion for a Serious Fetal Health Issue: From Medical Information to Values | |
| Katrina Kimport | 91 |
| SECTION 3: FACING DEATH AND BEREAVEMENT | |
| Chapter 6: Social Support in Bereavement: The Experiences of Support Following Spousal Loss in Families with Dependent Children | |
| Helle Holmgren | 121 |
| Chapter 7: Grieving Together: Dyadic Trajectories and Reciprocal Relations in Parental Grief After Child Loss | |
| Asuman Buyukcan-Tetik, Sara Albuquerque, Margaret S. Stroebe, Henk A. W. Schut and Maarten C. Eisma | 149 |
| Chapter 8: Suicide Bereavement and Social Relationships: A New Application of Durkheim | |
| Kathryn McGrath | 169 |
| Index | 191 |
| Index | |
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