In contrast to dominant Western conceptions of bereavement in largely intrapsychic terms,
the authors argue that grief or mourning is not primarily an interior process, but rather one …

Consolation is grief's traditional amelioration, but contemporary bereavement theory lacks a
conceptual framework to include it. The article begins to develop that framework. The article …

This accessible book explores and demonstrates methodological tools used to guide
qualitative relationships research, especially studies of interpersonal communication …

My husband Jack has been deceased for 6 months, and I'm still trying to process the whole
thing.... I went to a cancer support group for two years when he was in treatment, and I think …

An examination of “digital coping” involving the use of communication technologies,
particularly social media, in responding to illness. Communication technologies have …

Objective To assess how euthanasia in terminally ill cancer patients affects the grief
response of bereaved family and friends. Design Cross sectional study. Setting Tertiary …

This study identifies grief management strategies that bereaved adults evaluate as more and
less helpful, assesses whether the person centeredness of these strategies explains their …

In this chapter we argue that grief or mourning is not simply an interior or intrapsychic
process, although that is how it has been defined for most of the past century. Instead we …

The most discussed and analyzed form of deathwork is the dyadic therapist↔ client
relationship, but this far from exhausts the various types of professional work involving the …

Currently, there is a lack of reliable methods for assessing how bereaved adolescents
perceive the informal support they receive. This study provides methodological refinements …