There is substantial evidence of bias in the processing of emotion in people with complicated grief (CG). Previous studies have tended to assess the expression of emotion in CG, but other aspects of emotion (mainly emotion recognition, and the subjective aspects of emotion) have not been addressed, despite their importance for practicing clinicians. A quasi-experimental design with two matched ...

CONTEXT The stage theory of grief remains a widely accepted model of bereavement adjustment still taught in medical schools, espoused by physicians, and applied in diverse contexts. Nevertheless, the stage theory of grief has previously not been tested empirically. OBJECTIVE To examine the relative magnitudes and patterns of change over time postloss of 5 grief indicators for consistency with...

OBJECTIVE To assess how euthanasia in terminally ill cancer patients affects the grief response of bereaved family and friends. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING Tertiary referral centre for oncology patients in Utrecht, the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS 189 bereaved family members and close friends of terminally ill cancer patients who died by euthanasia and 316 bereaved family members a...

OBJECTIVE Based on the present authors' research and several approaches to grief related to loss by death and nonmalignant chronic pain, the paper suggests a new integrated theoretical framework for intervention in clinical settings. METHODS An open qualitative review of the literature on grief theories was performed searching for a new integrated approach in the phenomenological tradition. W...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the extent of complicated grief symptoms and associated risk factors among parents whose child died in a pediatric intensive care unit. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey conducted by mail and telephone. SETTING Seven children's hospitals affiliated with the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network from January 1, 2006, to June 30, 2008. PARTICIPANTS Two ...

Psychological distress is common in terminally ill persons and can be a source of great suffering. Grief is an adaptive, universal, and highly personalized response to the multiple losses that occur at the end of life. This response may be intense early on after a loss manifesting itself physically, emotionally, cognitively, behaviorally, and spiritually; however, the impact of grief on daily l...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to describe the grief and personal growth experience of spouses and adult children of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and the factors contributing to these experiences. DESIGN AND METHODS We used a modification of the Marwit-Meuser-Sanders Caregiver Grief model to examine the factors that contribute to grief and personal growth....

Aim: To investigate common grief reactions experienced by children ages 5-17 after the loss of a significant person in their life. Methods: A retrospective review of the records of 83 children for common grief reactions indicated by parent(s)/caregivers of children attending a bereavement camp from July 2009 through July 2011. The review included common grief reactions, gender, age, relationshi...