Pet Loss & Human Bereavement Book

	Foreword
	Preface
I	The Human/Companion Animal Bond
1	The Moral Status of Animals	3
2	Pet Animals and Human Well-being	16
3	Health Consequences of Pet Ownership	22
4	Nonconventional Human/Companion Animal Bonds	31
5	When Pet Animals Die	37
6	Population Aspects of Animal Mortality	42
II	The Grieving Human Companion
7	Grief at the Loss of a Pet	51
8	Psychosocial Aspects of Bereavement	65
9	Relief and Prevention of Grief	70
10	Helping Emotionally Disturbed Children Cope with Loss of a Pet	82
11	Development of a Social Work Service to Deal with Grief after Loss of a Pet	89
12	Social Work in a Veterinary Hospital: Response to Owner Grief Reactions	94
13	Illness and Death of Pets: Role of the Human-Health-Care Team	103
III	Veterinary Medicine Perspectives
14	The Human/Animal Bond Revisited	111
15	Clinical Aspects of Grief Associated with Loss of a Pet: A Veterinarian's View	119
16	Role of the Animal Health Technician in Consoling Bereaved Clients	126
17	Owner/Pet Attachment Despite Behavior Problems	135
18	Owner/Pet Pathologic Attachment: The Veterinarian's Nightmare	143
19	Death of Pets Owned by the Elderly: Implications for Veterinary Practice	149
20	Psychosocial Model of Veterinary Practice	162
21	Family Psychotherapy Methodology: A Model for Veterinarians and Clinicians	175
22	Epilogue: A Historical Perspective	185
	Contributors
	Index