Divorce and Loss Helping Adults and Children Mourn When a Marriage Comes Apart [Hardcover]

Ehrlich successfully constructs a bridge between the two literatures of divorce and child custody. . . .His potential to reach parents, clinicians, and legal professionals with this book and through his clinical work is vast. Written in a highly readable and accessible style, unencumbered by excessive jargon, this practical book offers lucid headings, clinical vignettes, and not a little wisdom. It can inform legal and mental health professionals about the unconscious processes displayed in their offices and courtrooms with knowledge that can significantly affect their assessments, recommendations, and decisions.Divorce and Loss: Helping Adults and Children Mourn When a Marriage Comes Apart, offers an important focus for understanding divorce difficulties. . . .[T]he 12 chapters address various issuesstresses between parents and children, entanglements of ex-spouses, and intervention using different treatment formatsEhrlich analyzes the central problem, regardless of its manifestation. . . .Throughout, the relevant case vignettes presented are helpful. . . .[T]he tight structure and focused content of the book can promote learning, in particular for certain audiences.Mental health providers searching for a comprehensive text on how to work with families dealing with divorce will find this book invaluable. . . [The author] weaves together in a very comprehensible fashion psychoanalytic concepts with current research to provide a picture of the complexities of divorce and best practices for the field. . . . Overall, therapists searching for a comprehensive primer on assisting clients with divorce will find this book extremely helpful. Ehrlich gracefully interlaces the intricate issues that arise when marriages end with helpful therapeutic suggestions for both adults and children. Replete with poignant clinical vignettes, Ehrlich weaves current thinking from researchers with practical suggestions for clinicians working with divorcing couples and families to produce alã›