Can " sense of presence " experiences in bereavement be conceptualised as spiritual phenomena? This paper explores the possibility of conceptualising the frequently occurring experience of " sensing the presence of the deceased " in bereavement as a spiritual phenomenon and examines how such a conceptualisation can be related to two recent perspectives in the field of bereavement research, " co...

BACKGROUND The subject of death and bereavement in the context of randomised controlled trials in neonatal or paediatric intensive care is under-researched. The objectives of this phase of the Bereavement and RAndomised ControlLEd Trials (BRACELET) Study were to determine trial activity in UK neonatal and paediatric intensive care (2002-06); numbers of deaths before hospital discharge; and vari...

Background: The increase in mental health problems the community needs to have more attention research. purpose of this research was analyze factors related disorders RSUD Banyumas
 Methods: This analytic using a case-control approach. case population inpatients Banyumas on June 2018 – May 2019 while control neighbors cases. samples were 100 respondents (50 cases consecutive sampling and 5...

Eight bereavement support posts in paediatrics and maternity were established using the experience of the Child Bereavement Trust (CBT). Evaluation showed that staff welcomed the informal support and teaching for themselves, as well as support for families; 67% of staff who returned questionnaires felt care for bereaved families had improved as a result of the posts. Many felt that there had be...

Bereavement, in the form of the loss of a significant attachment figure, disrupts the self-narratives of survivors and typically pitches them into an unsought quest for meaning in the loss, as well as in their changed lives. A growing body of research on diverse groups bereaved parents, young people, elderly suffering loss through both natural and violent death, documents the link between the i...

During the past decades public and research interest in postvention, i.e., support for families and communities after a suicide, has increased. However, the postvention field is still facing a number of important challenges and questions. This article aims to discuss a series of essential issues on suicide bereavement and postvention, regarding the current state of the art and future developmen...

There is a good deal of theoretical speculation in the psychiatric literature regarding the aetiological significance of childhood parent-loss in mental illness. Some of the speculation is undoubtedly based on a lack of appreciation of the extent to which childhood parental bereavement occurs in the general population. This article reports on a study which investigates childhood parent-loss in ...