Interactions within a family, or any other social group, will have profound reverberations on
the way each individual functions after a death. The family systems approach has at its core …

The loss of a son or daughter is often considered more painful, more engrossing, and more
likely to require psychological intervention than the loss of a spouse (Gorer, 1965; …

Understanding Grief is a comprehensive and accessible'one stop'introduction to all the
major models of grief. In addition to the individual perspective, bereavement is discussed in …

This paper reports the findings of a social-psychological investigation of bereavement
conducted in the metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul over a period of twelve …

A core dynamic by which grief is resolved by parents in Bereaved Parents, a selfhelp group,
is a series of transformations of the inner representation of the dead child in the parent's …

Grief is a family affair, yet it is commonly viewed as an individual phenomenon. As an
international, interdisciplinary team, we explore grief within a family context across …

Writing an essay on the course of normal grief is more difficult than immediately meets the
eye. Grief is a natural phenomenon that occurs after the loss of a loved one. If grief is normal …

This chapter provides an overview of parental bereavement. Bereavement is associated with
immense turmoil and stress and may, at times, lead to substantial psychological and/or …