The loss of a companion animal results in millions of pet owners grieving annually. To date,
little information has been synthesized on the grief response and coping mechanisms of …

Objective Young-onset dementia (YOD) has significant impact for the affected person, but
also has far-reaching effects on the family. Additionally, biological relatives have an …

First edition published 1980 Second edition published 1996 Third edition published 2008
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Gitterman, Alex, 1938-author …

The aim of this study was to describe the consequences of being alienated from a child and
to identify the coping strategies used by targeted parents to deal with the alienation. Using a …

Background Indigenous fostered/adopted individuals report high levels of grief because of
their foster care/adoption. Little has been done, however, to explore how grief is …

Formal caregivers of people with dementia may experience ambiguous loss due to the
psychological loss of care recipients before their physical death. They may also experience …

People who are severely and very severely affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) experience profound suffering. This suffering comes from the …

Online child sexual abuse encompasses a range of offenses including the accessing,
downloading, sharing and creating of images of child sexual abuse, often referred to as …

This paper is a narrative review examining the high prevalence of care leaver early
parenting in the context of (i) key transitions from care studies taken from the last few …

Children in out‐of‐home care may experience multiple losses, from separation from birth
parents and siblings to loss of friendships, culture, and sense of belonging and normality …