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Book SynopsisAll losses are touched with ambiguity. Yet those who suffer losses without finality bear a particular burden.
Trade Review"The author’s many years of clinical experience in this area will help to educate and guide clinicians who encounter the growing number of clients who have experienced ambiguous loss." -- The Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
"In a dominant culture that denies death and marginalizes those most closely affected by it, the work of Pauline Boss is indeed welcome....[D]efies many traditional Western ways of thinking about and responding to loss by examining it head on and giving voice to the experiences of those whom even mental health professionals may be least prepared to assist....[A] worthy contribution." -- Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care
"Comprehensive, clear, well-referenced guide....[that] presents valuable insight into the common feature in the situations so many people find themselves in..." -- Counseling Resource