Dealing with dying, death, and grief during adolescence / by David E. Balk.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Series editor's foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Adolescent development and serious life crises -- Adolescent development : physical, cognitive, and personal changes -- Ecological niches for adolescents : family, peers, school, media, and gangs -- Coping responses of adolescents -- Principal causes of death during adolescence : accidents, murder, suicide -- Chronic, life-threatening disease and terminal illness during adolescence -- Trauma -- Bereavement -- Bereavement, grief, and mourning during adolescence -- Interventions -- Beyond websites : the relevance of the internet and technology for adolescents coping with illness and loss / by Anne M. Smith and Corinne Cavuoti -- Some final thoughts -- Concluding comments -- Sources.