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Scope note: This research guide highlights some of the resources available in the Social Work Library, on campus, and on the web concerned with grief and bereavement. This guide is not comprehensive, but is intended to provide a starting point for research in these areas.. Contact library staff at social.work.library@umich.edu for assistance in locating additional resources.
Books/Mirlyn ** Reference Sources ** Articles/Databases
Other Campus Libraries ** Selected Web Resources
To locate books (and other materials such as videos) in the University Library's collections, try any of the following terms in Mirlyn (the library’s online catalog) using the “Subject words” search in the pull-down menu:
| Grief | Grief therapy |
Grief in children |
Grief in adolescence |
| Widowers--psychology | Widows--psychology |
| Bereavement in old age | Bereavement |
| Bereavement in adolescence | Bereavement in children |
| Children and death | Teenagers and death |
| Children--death--psychological aspects | Social work with the terminally ill |
| Hospice care | Death--social aspects |
| Terminally ill--counseling of | Terminal care |
| Death--psychological aspects | Loss (psychology) |
| Mourning customs | Death--United States |
Tips:
Choose "advanced search" in Mirlyn to limit results to special formats such as video, electronic, etc.
Once you've found some promising titles, you can expand your search by searching for other words from subject headings, title, and/or works by the same author.
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Corsini
Encyclopedia of Psychology (3rd ed.)
New York: Wiley, 2001
Search: Thanatology
Encyclopedia
of Aging
Edited by David J. Ekerdt
New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002
Search: Bereavement
Encyclopedia of bioethics, 3rd ed.
Stephen G. Post, editor-in-chief
New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004
Search: Grief and Bereavement
Encyclopedia of mental health
Edited by H.S Friedman
San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1998.
Search: Grief or Bereavement
Encyclopedia of psychology
Alan E. Kasdin, editor-in-chief
Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2000
Search: Death & Dying or Grief & Loss
Encyclopedia of social work (19th ed.)
New York: National Association of Social Workers, 1995
Social Work Library Reference Collection
HV 89 .S6 1995
Search: Bereavement, Grief, and Loss
Encyclopedia of sociology (2nd ed.)
Edited by E.F. Borgatta
New York: Macmillan, 2000.
Social Work Library Reference Collection HM 17 .E51 2000
Search: Death & Dying
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, 2nd ed.
Edited by James J. Ponzetti, Jr.
New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002
Search: Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Edited by Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes
ScienceDirect [online distributor], 2002
Search: Bereavement
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
Edited by Robert Kastenbaum
New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002.
Search: Grief Counseling and Therapy; Mourning; Widowers
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AGELINE
Indexes and abstracts books, book chapters, journals, research reports, dissertations, and educational videos in the field of aging and social gerontology. Try subject searches for bereavement, hospices, death, dying, terminal
care, grief, widowhood, funerals.
ERIC
Search grief as a descriptor to find research and other kinds of publications related to students and educational contexts.
Family & Society
Studies Worldwide
Directed at professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice; includes both scholarly and more popular traetments. Search for grief or bereavement or death.
PsycINFO
Extensive coverage of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines, produced by the American Psychological Association (APA). Search for keywords grief, death, dying, bereavement or mourning. Guide available.
Social Services Abstracts
An index of social services literature, including social welfare, policy and community development. Abstracts cover journal articles, dissertations and book reviews. Search for grief.
Social
Work Abstracts
Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), this database covers journal articles on a wide range of social issues. Search for subject terms such as grief, grief therapy, grief
intervention, or loss. Guide available.
Sociological
Abstracts
Covers scholarly sociological literature; of potential use to researchers looking for sociological and cultural aspects of this topic. A subject search for grief will cover the topic; however, try a
keyword search for bereavement, too. Guide available.
While many resources on grief and bereavement are located in the Social Work Library, the following libraries also have a related collections on this topic:
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
The AARP provides a Grief and Loss section, which contains a collection of useful resources, including practical information (such as how to deal with financial concerns and funeral plans) as well as information and publications on specific grief and loss related topics.
American Association of Suicidology
An education and resource organization with much useful information, including substantive resources for survivors of suicide.
Association for Death Education and Counseling
The Association for Death Education and Counseling provides information, support and resources based on research and theory.
Center for Grieving Children, Teens and Families
The Center for Grieving Children, Teens and Families is a place for young people and their families to grow through the healing process. In addition, this site serves as a training and resource center for professionals and others who interact with grieving children and teens.
Compassionate Friends
Compassionate Friends is a self-help support organization whose mission is to help families after the death of a child. The site includes brochures, FAQs, info on the national conference and local chapters as well as links to news and other relevant articles.
Growth House
A guide to resources related to death, dying, grief, bereavement and end-of life issues. Provides excellent sets of resources for specific situations, such as suicide, helping children with grief, pregnancy loss and others.
Hospice Association of America
More geared to the ‘industry’; however, there are some good resources aimed at consumers. A good source for statistics.
Hospice Foundation of America
This organization exists to help those coping "personally or professionally” with terminal illness, death and the process of grief and bereavement. The site includes much information in their ‘grief and loss’ section as well as a caregiver’s corner (tools, links and reading) and information (including statistics) on various aspects of hospices and the care they provide.
Mentalhealth.net
Mental Help Net is a well established and regarded web site designed and maintained by clinical psychologists with the purpose of providing educational information about various aspects of mental health. Information includes news, articles, reviewed links, interactive tests, book reviews, self-help resources, therapist and job listings and videos. Among the many topics addressed are “Grief and Bereavement Issues”.
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) provides support, services and networking to families of those who have died in service to America. This site also includes an excellent list of links to other relevant sites and resources related to grieving children, legislative issues, and government and other resources.
William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
The Wendt Center for Loss and Healing provides mental health services, training, and education to those coping with illness, loss, and bereavement. Their site aims at providing useful and practical information in support of learning about healing in relationship to life-challenging illness, loss and grief.
Created by: Karen Reiman-Sendi
Content last updated on: April 2, 2008
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