title: Principles underlying a manual for parents whose children were killed by a drunk driver.
abstract: The idea of the therapeutic manual is introduced. Principles are offered for writing material which may foster movement toward recovery among individuals who have experienced traumatic loss. An example of the application of these principles is provided in the form of a booklet for parents of children killed by drunken drivers.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication; D001877:Books; D004644:Emotions; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*