On Deaths and Endings: Psychoanalysts' Reflections on Finality, Transformations and New Beginnings

Winner of the 2008 Gradiva Award!

Can something as negative as loss also be a positive, transformative experience?

Is it possible that not only individuals but also societies can be developmentally arrested by problematic mourning?

On Deaths and Endings brings together the work of psychoanalytic scholars and practitioners grappling with the manifold issues evoked by loss and finality.

The book covers the impact of endings throughout the life cycle, including effects on children, adolescents, a...