Ambiguous Loss

Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief

Pauline Boss

    1. Frozen Grief

    2. Leaving without Goodbye

    3. Goodbye without Leaving

    4. Mixed Emotions

    5. Ups and Downs

    6. The Family Gamble

    7. The Turning Point

    8. Making Sense out of Ambiguity

    9. The Benefit of a Doubt

    Notes

    Acknowledgments

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Pauline Boss is Professor of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota, past President of the National Council on Family Relations, and a psychotherapist in private practice.