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A qualitative study of bereavement support volunteers' views and experiences on an online Acceptance and commitment therapy-based (ACT) training programme. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundGrief is a natural process, and many people will adjust in time with support from family and friends. However, evidence suggests that around 40% of bereaved people may benefit from additional assistance, including support from bereavement ...
Anne Canny, David Gillanders, Tamzin Burnett, Brooke Swash, Juliet Spiller, Emily Harrop, Lucy Selman, Nicola Reed, Anne Finucane   +8 more
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A nationwide survey of bereavement care for siblings provided by paediatric palliative care teams

Palliative Care and Social Practice
Background: Bereavement support is considered a core standard of care for paediatric palliative care (PPC) teams. Support for grieving siblings can present unique challenges.
Ashley Ridley, Régis Aubry, Sandra Frache   +2 more
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A Hidden Struggle: Understanding The Effects Of Bereavement After Caregiving Ends [PDF]

Innov Aging
C Cassie Heilman, Julie Hicks-Patrick
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Co-occurrence of prolonged grief symptoms and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress in bereaved adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 2021
Background: ‘Complicated grief reactions’ is an umbrella term covering symptoms of prolonged grief disorder (PGS) and other post-loss complications, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress (PTS). While PGS often co-occurs with
Katrine B. Komischke-Konnerup, Robert Zachariae, Maja Johannsen, Louise Dyrvig Nielsen, Maja O'Connor   +4 more
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Overcoming the social stigma of losing a pet: Considerations for counseling professionals

Human-Animal Interactions, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals found themselves spending more time with their pets and relied on them to maintain normalcy and provide security during isolation.
Michelle Kay Crossley, Colleen Rolland
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Supporting bereavement and complicated grief in primary care: a realist review

BJGP Open, 2021
Background: Bereavement can have significant impacts on physical and mental health, and a minority of people experience complicated and prolonged grief responses.
Caroline Pearce, Geoff Wong, Isla Kuhn, Stephen Barclay   +3 more
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Are Methodist Church bereavement ritual’s sufficient for its black African members?: A qualitative analysis of a church in Mamelodi, South Africa [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology, 2021
A phenomenon is observed during bereavement amongst the Methodists residing in Mamelodi, Pretoria. Families often seek the churches to be involved, and this normally entails offering pastoral care and leading Christian bereavement rituals. Ironically and
Rev. Jacob Mokhutso
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Creating a bereavement memorial protocol using art therapy: Reflecting on two case studies

South African Journal of Arts Therapies, 2023
Art therapy in South Africa has focused on counselling and grief work but not on modelling a persistent complex bereavement memorial protocol as a viable alternative to traditional bereavement counselling. This article addresses this gap in practice and
Sandra Greeff
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Traumatic Bereavements: Rebalancing the Relationship to the Deceased and the Death Story Using the Two-Track Model of Bereavement

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Bereavements that occur under external traumatic circumstances increase the risk for dysfunction, trauma symptomatology, as well as disordered and prolonged grief.
Simon Shimshon Rubin, Simon Shimshon Rubin, Simon Shimshon Rubin, Simon Shimshon Rubin, Ruth Malkinson, Ruth Malkinson, Eliezer Witztum   +6 more
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Exploring Functional Impairment in Light of Prolonged Grief Disorder: A Prospective, Population-Based Cohort Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Functional impairment is essential in the diagnostic criteria for prolonged grief disorder (PGD) in the ICD-11. It refers to the negative impact on everyday life, including inability to maintain the usual level of functioning.
Mette Kjaergaard Nielsen, Mette Kjaergaard Nielsen, Kaj Sparle Christensen, Kaj Sparle Christensen, Mette Asbjoern Neergaard, Pernille Envold Bidstrup, Pernille Envold Bidstrup, Mai-Britt Guldin, Mai-Britt Guldin   +8 more
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