Death is a universal human experience. It is like the unavoidable'gravitational'pull seeking to
drag humans into the'ethereal'world without prior consent. Death is a crisis that all families …

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 …

The loss of a loved one is an event that affects the individual, but it is as much a family affair
in the sense that bereavement affects families–as well as individuals–in complex and varied …

Grief and loss are universal human experiences. Even in family therapy, the subject of
death, grief, and bereavement continues to be seen as a taboo. In spite of this avoidance …

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how the mode of dying influences the
nature and course of parental bereavement. What are the internal and external factors that …

The loss of a close family member through death is associated not only with detrimental
mental and physical health effects, but it also has interpersonal consequences. This …

This is a call for increased efforts to understand grief in families. Individual grief is often
profoundly shaped by the family context in which it occurs and often has profound affects on …

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 …

Bereavement is a complex psychosocial process, its complexity stemming in part from the
fact that the death of an individual reverberates throughout a survivor's life at many different …

Loss of a significant member is the major crisis that a family has to face. If the system has not
the necessary adaptive resources, the family bereavement can end up with the …