The normality of grief is questioned when the grief experience prohibits the individual from
regaining a state of social functioning as close as possible to the pre-loss state. Complicated …

The handbook examines grief from two perspectives. First, the grief process is explained
along with some of the more common reactions during intense grief. The second perspective …

Supporting those who have been bereaved through the loss of a loved one is the area of
practice of an important and skilled profession, underpinned by a growing body of research …

International Advisory Committee who had helped to plan previous conferences and most of
the key workers in the field stayed away. The conference was poorly attended. Despite this …

Scientific investigations show that the course of a grieving process may have a substantial
impact on the mental and physical wellbeing of those concerned. An international survey of …

Background Complicated grief, which is often under-recognized and under-treated, can lead
to substantial impairment in functioning. The Brief Grief Questionnaire (BGQ) is a 5-item self …

Four major textbooks on palliative care have been published in the last few months. All have
been published in at least one prior edition and wone is in its fifth. Two are written to a …

grief Grief counseling is one of the most common types of counseling. Grief is a multi-faceted
response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something to which an attachment or …

Grief is a normal and natural response to any significant loss, especially the death of a loved
one or close friend. The grieving process is, however, ofien misunderstood and/or neglected …

Abstract Henk Schut responds to Larson and Hoyt's challenge (see Bereavement Care 28
(3), winter 2009) to the prevailing pessimism about the effectiveness of grief counselling …