Abstract 2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of the 1999 landmark publication Ambiguous
loss: learning to live with unresolved grief by Emeritus Professor Pauline Boss. The book …

Background Bereavement support is a core part of palliative care. However, the evidence
base is limited by a lack of consistency in the outcomes used to evaluate services and …

This special edition of Palliative Medicine aims to address the important topic of how best to
support lay people (family, friends and significant others; hereafter called 'family carers') who …

Editorial 575 example, of how events in the period prior to death could impact on
subsequent reactions. Today, we see increasing evidence of continuity in investigation and …

HIS CHAPTER presents a view of bereavement that reflects some of the complexity of the
grieving process, thus creating a broad framework for understanding how people cope with …

Complicated Grief (CG) is a prolonged, impairing mental health condition affecting about 7%
of the bereaved. CG may be especially prevalent in older adults. Though evidence-based …

• Bereavement care starts at entry to palliative care services with screening for risk factors,
including family dysfunction, and the service sustaining continuity of care for those deemed …

Words matter. The language we use to describe the human experience is essential to
understanding individuals' lived experiences and how we can best care for their well-being …