Initiation of psychotropic medication after partner bereavement: a matched cohort study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BackgroundRecent changes to diagnostic criteria for depression in DSM-5 remove the bereavement exclusion, allowing earlier diagnosis following bereavement.
Sunil M Shah +5 more
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Caregiving burden, receipt of palliative care, and the use of bereavement support: secondary analysis of population-based data [PDF]
BMC Palliative CareBackground The levels of support needs among people bereaved due to cancer are high; however, bereavement support services are underutilised. Reasons are unknown.
Maja Furlan de Brito +5 more
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What functions do palliative care bereavement services deliver? A scoping review [PDF]
Palliative Care and Social PracticeFollowing someone’s death, bereaved people may struggle with their grief. When a patient receives palliative care, bereavement support for the patient’s family is an expected function of specialist palliative care services. To date, detailed descriptions
Kathleen E. Jurgens +2 more
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MANAGING BEREAVEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM: A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE? [PDF]
, 2003 The ways in which teachers in British schools manage bereaved children are under-reported. This article reports the impact of students' bereavement and their subsequent management in primary and secondary school classrooms in Southeast London.
Karen Lowton, Irene J Higginson
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Cause-specific mortality after spousal bereavement in a Danish register-based cohort [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSpousal bereavement is associated with increased all-cause mortality, but less is known for cause-specific mortality. We estimated the average effect of bereavement on cause-specific mortality.
Mathilde Marie Brünnich Sloth +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 +3 more
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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 +6 more
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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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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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