On Loss and Losing: Beyond the Medical Model of Personal Distress

by Melvyn L. Fein

All people suffer instances of personal loss that cause distress. All too often, their discomfort is treated as a medical issue requiring treatment--usually through medication. Melvyn L. Fein argues for a broader understanding of loss and losing that offers another approach, which he characterizes as "resocialization." Indeed, how a person thinks, feels, and acts may all need to be reorganized if personal distress is to be overcome.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412842506
• ISBN13: 9781412842501
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"