Most recently, I have come across the following books and a few links to blogs that have had an impact:
The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness by Elyn R. Saks
An amazing memoir about a woman who battles schizophrenia for 20 years and is now a tenured, endowed law professor at USC. http://weblaw.usc.edu/contact/contactInfo.cfm?detailID=300
The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness by Elyn R. Saks
An amazing memoir about a woman who battles schizophrenia for 20 years and is now a tenured, endowed law professor at USC. http://weblaw.usc.edu/contact/contactInfo.cfm?detailID=300
Her work in the field of mental health and the law is seminal. Her story is inspirational in terms of finding a way to live with extreme emotional and psychological pain and despite the overwhelming disapproval and censure of others.
After the Death of a Child: Living with Loss through the Years by Ann K. FinkbeinerAnn K. Finkbeiner
I don't usually gravitate toward, or read, grief books but this is one of the best for bereaved parents after several years have passed. The interviews with about 30 individuals reveal several painful truths about life after the loss of an older child; truths that are probably universal, but are not often discussed. I would not suggest this book for newly grieving parents, for those more than 4 or 5 years out, it is very affirming.
Bereavement Blog
This is blog is written by a psychologist in Arizona who specializes in working with bereaved parents. It feels a little "out there" at first, but her commitment to honoring the pain and challenges of parental grief are apparent. She is also the founder of an organization called MISS (more on her blog) that offers assistance in many forms to grieving parents.
http://drjoanne.blogspot.com/
Article on Grief in the new, upcoming edition of the DSM V
This is an article in a blog written by a psychologist about the latest controversy surrounding the classification of grief beyond 2 weeks in duration as a treatable disorder in the latest edition of the DSM V.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dsm5-in-distress/201203/more-65000-grievers-must-be-heard-and-should-be-heeded
After the Death of a Child: Living with Loss through the Years by Ann K. FinkbeinerAnn K. Finkbeiner
I don't usually gravitate toward, or read, grief books but this is one of the best for bereaved parents after several years have passed. The interviews with about 30 individuals reveal several painful truths about life after the loss of an older child; truths that are probably universal, but are not often discussed. I would not suggest this book for newly grieving parents, for those more than 4 or 5 years out, it is very affirming.
Bereavement Blog
This is blog is written by a psychologist in Arizona who specializes in working with bereaved parents. It feels a little "out there" at first, but her commitment to honoring the pain and challenges of parental grief are apparent. She is also the founder of an organization called MISS (more on her blog) that offers assistance in many forms to grieving parents.
http://drjoanne.blogspot.com/
Article on Grief in the new, upcoming edition of the DSM V
This is an article in a blog written by a psychologist about the latest controversy surrounding the classification of grief beyond 2 weeks in duration as a treatable disorder in the latest edition of the DSM V.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dsm5-in-distress/201203/more-65000-grievers-must-be-heard-and-should-be-heeded
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