Background Bereavement can have significant impacts on physical and mental health, and
a minority of people experience complicated and prolonged grief responses. Primary care is …

Do Funerals Matter? is a creative interweaving of historical, sociocultural, and research-
based perspectives on death rituals, drawing from myriad sources to create a picture of what …

Context Provider grief, ie, grief related to the death of patients, often forms an ongoing and
profound stressor impacting healthcare providers' ability to maintain their sense of well …

Background The physicians of intensive care units (ICUs) encounter patients who are
critically ill and have severe injuries and require life-saving interventions. Working in such a …

Little is known about the psychological phenomenology of death. Reported across known
history and in all cultures by those who have died or been close to death, NDEs challenge …

Workers employed in clinical healthcare settings often encounter dying and death of patients
as a part of their role. This scoping review aimed to explore the physical and psychosocial …

Background. Patient suicide can be a devastating event for some general practitioners
(GPs). Few guidelines exist to aid or support GPs in the aftermath of patient suicide. Aim. To …

Temporary medical workers provide a vital role for the medical profession. These
individuals, however, occupy a unique work arrangement as professional-specific temporary …

Objective There is a dearth in suicide literature addressing the impact on general
practitioners (GPs) of losing a patient. We aimed to examine the personal and professional …

Background Physicians play a fundamental role in the care of patients at the end of life that
includes knowing how to accompany patients, alleviate their suffering and inform them about …