The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedent public health crisis,
transforming many aspects of our daily life. Protection measures, such as social distancing …

COVID-19 has profoundly shaken the world and changed the lives of children and families.
People around the world are mourning a sense of freedom, normalcy, and routine. However …

Presently, there is a real possibility of a second pandemic occurring: a grief pandemic. There
are estimated to be over 1 million children and young people experiencing bereavement …

The experience of the loss of the relatives, which is naturally one of the most stressful events
in a person's life, has turned into a new concept and challenge for survivors and mental …

Grief is the physical or mental suffering experienced after a major loss, usually the death of a
loved one. It is a universal experience, but sociocultural factors, such as cultural or ethnic …

As we write these lines, the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has reportedly killed over
2'400'000 people, leaving many individuals and families in mourning throughout the world …

A large number of people have lost a loved one due to COVID-19, or have been bereaved
through other causes than COVID-19. Considering the circumstances of many COVID-19 …

Two years after the COVID-19 outbreak (WHO), and already in the 6th wave in some
countries, we feel overwhelmed by the portrait of “our world in data”(Figure 1, top). The …

Although death is an inherent part of life, for many it is a terrifying event, which awareness is
often to be avoided at all costs (1). However, with the daily updates of COVID-19 cases and …

This commentary discussed the psychological issues related to bereavement in the wake of
the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we addressed two aspects in the context of Japanese …