Grief traditionally has been described from the individual perspective. In contrast, this article
presents a family systems perspective on death and grieving. A group of interconnected …

Much emphasis has been placed on individual grief reactions following the loss of a family
member Increasingly, it is becoming apparent that families play a large role in the process of …

The interface between grief, an intrapsychic and behavioral response to bereavement, and
mourning, a process involving the social and cultural prescriptions for the expression of …

This paper addresses the importance of attending to the interplay of one person's grief with
that of another in the context of the family's relationship to the culture at large, where the …

Grief is a universal human response to the loss of a loved one, not a psychopathological
condition; nonetheless, mental health professionals are often called upon to help families in …

This chapter presents a systemic framework to guide assessment and intervention. It
presents a conceptual framework for systemic assessment and intervention with loss …

Research that identifies intersections in the fields of death and trauma has burgeoned into a
separate area of study (eg, Figley, Bride, & Mazza, 1997). This chapter outlines initial results …

This article takes a constructivistlinterpretivist view of grief within the interactive, meaning-
making system of the family. Grief is viewed as a multidimensional process of …

This book is about human grief, the myriad responses to and consequences of the death of a
spouse. The experiences of men and women who have had such a loss are portrayed here …

Suggests that grief is a family affair; yet, in the past, there has been more concentration on
the ways that individuals, rather than families, make meaning of their loss. The author …