Spousal bereavement in late life

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Introduction: a history of the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Randolph M. Nesse, Camille B. Wortman, and James S. House. pt. I. Studying bereavement: methodological innovations and contextual influences. Understanding late life widowhood: new directions in research, theory, and practice / Deborah Carr, Camille B. Wortman, and Randolph M. Nesse

Methodological issues in studying late life bereavement / Deborah Carr

How older Americans die today: implications for surviving spouses / Deborah Carr, Camille B. Wortman, and Karin Wolff. pt. II. Personal consequences of spousal loss. Psychological consequences of spousal loss among older adults: understanding the diversity of responses / Karin Wolff and Camille B. Wortman

Closer look at health and widowhood: do health behaviors changes after the loss of a spouse? / Amy Mehraban Pienta and Melissa M. Franks

Interpersonal and spiritual connections among bereaved older adults / Stephanie L. Brown, James S. House, and Dylan M. Smith

Economic and practical adjustments to late life spousal loss / Rebecca L. Utz. pt. III. New perspectives on grief and bereavement. Evolutionary framework for understanding grief / Randolph M. Nesse

Widowhood, grief and the quest for meaning: a narrative perspective on resilience / Robert A. Neimeyer. pt. IV. Implications for practice, policy, and future research. Clinical interventions with the bereaved: what clinicians and counselors can learn from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Anthony D. Mancini, David L. Pressman, and George A. Bonanno

Implications for public policies and social services: what social workers and other gerontological practitioners can learn from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Virginia E. Richardson

The future of late life spousal bereavement / Deborah Carr