ABSTRACT
Example Josie is a 64-year-old woman who Tost' her husband to prostate cancer four years ago. She does not spend a significant part of her time ruminating about Ernie or his death. She has, however, found the transition to single life very difficult. Ernie, her deceased husband, had been a few years older and had organised the 'running of the house' and the couple's friends tended to be other married couples. Josie finds it difficult meeting with them now that she is 'not part of a couple'. For about 18 months Josie has felt increasingly tearful. It started when she retired from her job as a clothes-shop assistant. She wakes 'in tears and feeling shaky' at about 4 am each morning. She cries throughout the day and has lost 5 kg in weight over the last 6 months.
