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The difficult discussion on the deactivation of implantable cardioverter devices at the end of life: a systematic review

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 733-760, April 2025.
Abstract Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reliably prevent death due to life‐threatening arrhythmias; this may become less relevant in people with more severe heart failure who are reaching the end of life (EOL). This review aimed to explore the ICD deactivation process and identify ethical issues, especially around the initiation of ...
Siobhan C. Murray   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empathy, Perceived Injustice and Solidarity‐Based Action: Observer Responses to Civilian Suffering in Military Conflicts

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global conflicts intensify, observers without direct conflict experience are increasingly exposed to war‐related suffering through media coverage, yet little is known about how such exposure shapes emotional and behavioural responses or how support for different affected civilian groups is distributed.
Islam Borinca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grief and Bereavement in Parents After the Death of a Child in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

open access: yesChildren, 2020
While great strides have been made in improving childhood mortality, millions of children die each year with significant health-related suffering. More than 98% of these children live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Efforts have been made to
Michael J. McNeil   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

“I regret to inform you…“: Next-of-kin Notification and Official Condolences—The Case of Flight Lieutenant George J. Chequer, RCAF [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
During the Second World War public memorialization and private bereavement complemented one another in lamenting the loss of 42,000 Canadians on active service.
Durflinger, Serge
core   +1 more source

Communication regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy to people with epilepsy and their caregivers: A scoping review from the ILAE Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Task Force

open access: yesEpilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Discussing sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is difficult and sensitive for health care providers (HCPs), people with epilepsy (PwE), and caregivers. This scoping review examines the literature on SUDEP communication, focusing on need, timing, content, methods, facilitators, barriers, and outcomes. We performed a thematic analysis to
Amir Aschner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The denial of death: A three-decade long case of absent grief

open access: yesIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2014
Bereavement reactions are associated with numerous physical and mental complications. Atypical bereavement reactions have been described but their place in the classificatory system has not been established.
Susan Solomon, Swapnil Gupta
doaj   +1 more source

Age‐Related Trends in Eating‐Pathology Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Adults

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine how eating‐disorder symptoms vary by chronological age and sexual orientation in sexual minority adults. Method Cross‐sectional data came from 2062 cisgender sexual minority participants (925 gay men, 573 lesbian women, 116 bi+ men, 448 bi+ women; age = 47.8 years, range = 18–96).
Jason M. Nagata   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grief and Bereavement in the Latino/a Community: A Literature Synthesis and Directions for Future Research

open access: yesHealth Equity, 2022
Introduction: Bereavement and grief are social phenomena influenced by a multitude of cultural factors. Prior studies of bereavement adjustment have primarily focused on bereaved survivors who identify racially as white; knowledge of the experience of ...
doaj   +1 more source

Anthropologist, heal thyself: Toward an anthropology of healing through relational interbeing

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract I call for an anthropology that confronts its own woundedness. Anthropologists often bear witness to suffering but rarely examine how our own grief, trauma, and institutional distress shape the affective tone of our work. Drawing on fieldwork with Runa (Quechua) women affected by forced sterilization in Peru and guided by my collaborator and ...
Lucía Isabel Stavig
wiley   +1 more source

The provision of bereavement care by general practitioners: data from a sentinel network

open access: yesBMC Primary Care
Background Limited information exists regarding the prevalence of bereavement care provision by general practitioners (GPs) and in what cases they provide this.
Sophie C. Renckens   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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