This volume explores the fundamental nature and course of grief its biological roots, emotional and cognitive factors, and social interactions. Editors Margaret S. Stroebe, Wolfgang Stroebe, Henk Schut (all of Utrecht U.), Robert O. Hansson (U. of Tulsa), and other interdisciplinary contributors provide 31 articles that discuss theory, methodology, and ethical issues; the bereaved individual across the life span and in social context; basic concepts of coping and their measurement; explorations of coping mechanisms; intervening in the coping process; and future directions for research. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)