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 …

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 …

Background Over half a million people die in Britain each year and, on average, a GP will
have 20 patients die annually. Bereavement is associated with significant morbidity and …

Context and Setting (including population studied) Every GP in the UK can expect an
average of 20 patient deaths per year. Some studies report up to 72% of the adult population …

Background Losing a loved one is often described as one of the most challenging life
experiences. Experiences of loss, grief and bereavement are unique, dynamic and wide …

Dealing with the social experience of grief, loss and bereavement are challenging areas for
everyone, including health and social care practitioners who are often well placed to offer …

Complicated grief (CG) is one of the central themes in bereavement research and advanced
clinical practice today. Using a mixed-methods approach, we wanted to learn (a) what tools …

The philosophy of palliative care recognizes that end-of-life care impacts the whole family.
Consequently, palliative care involves support for the family during illness and after the …

Objective: Complicated grief is a debilitating condition that individuals may experience after
losing a loved one. General practitioners (GPs) are well positioned to provide patients with …

Grief is the natural, instinctive response to the death of a loved one. Adaptation to loss often
occurs, but for some, grief persists and can be so severe that it affects functioning and quality …