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Birtwistle, Jon, and Tony Kendrick. "The psychological aspects of bereavement." Primary Care Psychiatry 7, no. 3 (September 1, 2001): 91–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1185/135525701317094331.
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Kelly, Brian, Beverley Raphael, Dixie Statham, Michael Ross, Heather Eastwood, Susan McLean, Bill O'Loughlin, and Kim Brittain. "A Comparison of the Psychosocial Aspects of AIDS and Cancer-Related Bereavement." International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 26, no. 1 (March 1996): 35–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/puwy-n3al-kk3t-b89l.
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Objective: This study compares the psychological symptoms and bereavement distress of individuals bereaved by AIDS with a group bereaved by a cancer death, and addresses the question of whether an AIDS death is associated with a higher rate of adverse psychosocial factors that may increase risk of psychological morbidity in the bereaved individuals. Method: AIDS ( n = 28) and cancer ( n = 30) bereaved individuals (all within 3 months of the bereavement) completed measures of psychological morbidity and measures addressing a range of other adverse factors, e.g., number of losses, levels of social support and stigma. Results: The cancer and AIDS bereaved were essentially similar on all psychological symptom measures. The AIDS group reported lower levels of social support in response to the bereavement than cancer bereaved individuals; a greater number of bereavements, were more likely to conceal the cause of death from significant others including their own family and perceived, in some instances, a greater level of rejection from others. The AIDS group reported higher levels of social support from friends than from family. Conclusions: At three months following bereavement, AIDS and cancer bereaved were similar in levels of distress. While this may change with the progress of grief over time, it suggests essentially similar early bereavement responses. Those bereaved by AIDS reported a range of other adverse factors such as a greater number of losses, lower social support, stigma, and less open disclosure of the cause of death.
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McKiernan, Fionnuala, John Spreadbury, Tony Carr, and Glenn Waller. "Psychological Aspects of Bereavement in Adults: Preliminary Development of the Bereavement Experiences Index." Journal of Social Work in End-Of-Life & Palliative Care 9, no. 1 (January 2013): 7–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2012.758603.
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Calhoun, Lawrence G., and Richard G. Tedeschi. "Positive Aspects of Critical Life Problems: Recollections of Grief." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 20, no. 4 (June 1990): 265–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/qdy6-6pqc-kqwv-5u7k.
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Fifty-two adults were interviewed about their bereavement, with specific focus on the ways in which the experience led to positive psychological changes in their lives. Most respondents described themselves as stronger or more competent in several ways, for example, being more mature, more independent, and better able to face other crises. A large number also reported that bereavement had led to positive experiences with their social support systems. These results are discussed in terms of their generalizability to other life crises and populations, and the degree to which they represent accurate insight and psychological health.
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Lākute, Inta, and Anda Upmane. "Forgiveness and Grief Symptoms in Women After Perinatal Loss." Baltic Journal of Psychology 23, no. 1/2 (December 20, 2022): 63–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.22364/bjp.23.04.
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The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between aspects of forgiveness, grief symptoms and bereavement in women after perinatal loss. In addition, to explore to what extent forgiveness and bereavement aspects predict grief symptoms. Participating in the study were 440 women, aged between 20 to 45 years, (M = 33,2). They completed the Heartland Forgiveness scale (Thompson & Snyder, 2003), adapted by Vendija Balode (Balode, 2017) and the Traumatic Grief Inventory (Self-Report Version, Boelen, & Smid, 2017), which was adapted as a part of this study. The results of research showed that there were negative relationships between forgiveness and grief symptoms. Bereavement aspects, such as the severity of the perceived bereavement, experienced bonding with the lost baby, and the time since the loss were positive predictors of grief symptom, whereas forgiveness in general, having received psychological assistance and overcoming the perceived loss, were negative predictors of the symptoms of grief.
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Avramchuk, Oleksandr. "Clinical and Psychological Aspects of the Bereavement and Diagnostic of Complicated Grief." Problems of Modern Psychology : Collection of research papers of Kamianets-Podilskyi National Ivan Ohiienko University, G. S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, no. 45 (June 27, 2019): 11–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.32626/2227-6246.2019-45.11-39.
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Avramchuk, Oleksandr. "Clinical and Psychological Aspects of the Bereavement and Diagnostic of Complicated Grief." Problems of Modern Psychology : Collection of research papers of Kamianets-Podilskyi National Ivan Ohiienko University, G. S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, no. 45 (June 27, 2019): 11–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.32626/2227-6246.2019.45.11-39.
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Burke, Laurie A., Robert A. Neimeyer, and Meghan E. McDevitt-Murphy. "African American Homicide Bereavement: Aspects of Social Support That Predict Complicated Grief, PTSD, and Depression." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 61, no. 1 (August 2010): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/om.61.1.a.
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Psychological adaptation following homicide loss is challenged not only by the violent nature of the death itself but also by the bereaved's relationships with would-be supporters. Recruiting a sample of 54 African-American homicidally bereaved individuals, we examined perceived and actual support, the size of the support network, family- versus non-family support, and number of negative relationships to gauge the role of social support in bereavement outcomes such as complicated grief, PTSD, and depression. Results of quantitative assessments revealed that size of available network, quantity of negative relationships, and levels of grief-specific support were correlated with bereavement outcome. Clinical implications and suggestions for future research on the role of social support in adaptation of African Americans to traumatic loss are discussed.
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Franza, Francesco, Alba Cervone, Barbara Solomita, Wilma Di Napoli, Maurilio Tavormina, and Giuseppe Tavormina. "Psychological and Biological Aspects of “Without-Body Bereavement”: Reflections at COVID-19 Pandemic Time." Mental Illness 2024 (May 28, 2024): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/4943726.
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Grief is an individual, family, and social psychological process following the death of a loved one, during which the pain caused by loss follows several stages that will lead to the reorganization and acceptance of the mourning event. In this article, we will examine some elaboration processes that can allow for an analysis of the cultural, social, and religious processes and structures as a consequence of the “grief without a body,” namely, the mourning by the relatives who have experienced the loss of a loved one without being able to ritualize the social function of the funeral because of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, some biological and neurological processes that modulate and allow for the mourning process will be synthesized.
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Lange, Łucja. "An Attempt to Restore the Ordinary Death to the Visual Realm—Artistic, Therapeutic, and Ethical Aspects of the Post-Mortem Photography of Children in the 21st Century. Short Introduction." Qualitative Sociology Review 16, no. 3 (August 7, 2020): 106–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.16.3.07.
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Post-mortem photography was a transcendental element in the 19th century, which not only democratized portraiture, but also helped in the bereavement process. The comeback of post-mortem photography as a psychological tool helping parents of deceased children to cope with death was only a matter of time. The role and importance of memento-moris has to be taken into account in order to make significant changes in the grieving process, but all of the aspects of this kind of photography need to be considered. The artistic, therapeutic, and ethical dimensions of post-mortem photography in the 21st century has its rules, and those rules need to be followed. The article constitutes only a part of the research devoted to the bereavement process from a sociological perspective.
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Testoni, Ines, Loriana De Cataldo, Lucia Ronconi, Elisa Silvia Colombo, Cinzia Stefanini, Barbara Dal Zotto, and Adriano Zamperini. "Pet Grief: Tools to Assess Owners’ Bereavement and Veterinary Communication Skills." Animals 9, no. 2 (February 21, 2019): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9020067.
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In Italy, there are still very few studies on the psychological impact of losing a pet. The need to fill this gap springs from the fact that pet loss counseling services are increasingly being activated. The aim of this study is the Italian adaptation of instruments for veterinary counseling services. The survey instruments adapted were: Pet Bereavement Questionnaire (PBQ) to describe the individual experience of pet-grief; Regret of Bereaved Family Members (RBFM) to assess the family regret; Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) for decision making in end of life; Consultation and Relational Empathy Measure (CARE) to assess the veterinarian relational empathy during clinical encounters. All the instruments obtained good internal reliability, and the results of the confirmative factor analysis of all the Italian versions were in accordance with the original ones. The correlational analysis among the variables evidenced the following aspects: the more the owner feels involved by the veterinarian in the decision making process the more the veterinarian is perceived by the owner as empathetic; when the veterinarian is perceived as empathic and the decision making is shared the owners’ pet bereavement distress and regrets are reduced; negative dimensions of bereavement (grief, guilt, anger, intrusive thoughts and decisional regrets) are strictly linked to each other, therefore if one dimension increases or decreases the others do too. The path analysis suggests that developing a veterinary relationship-centered care practice may be beneficial for pet owners facing end-of-life issues and the death of their companion animals since it showed that shared-decision making strategies and empathic communication may reduce negative dimensions of bereavement that may complicate grief. Interestingly, adopting shared decision-making strategies may contribute to be perceived as more empathic. These aspects may be taken into consideration in end-of -life communication training in veterinary medicine.
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Hultman, Todd, Elizabeth A. Keene Reder, and Constance M. Dahlin. "Improving Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Palliative Care: The National Consensus Project and the National Quality Forum Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 57, no. 4 (December 2008): 323–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/om.57.4.a.
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As patients with terminal disease enter into the final stage of their illness, psychiatric symptoms and psychological responses to the disease contribute to overall suffering of both patient and family. Until recently, no nationally accepted guidelines or practices had been established to support assessment and management of this type of suffering. In 2007, the National Quality Forum published A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality that included a list of preferred practices for assessing and treating symptoms of psychiatric illness, anticipatory grief and psychologic distress prior to death, and bereavement after the death, of the patient. While specialized care may be provided to patient and families in the context of advanced disease, all clinicians involved in palliative and end-of-life care are responsible for having a basic understanding of effectively managing psychologic and psychiatric aspects of this care. Evidence from current literature supports these best practices.
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Tobin, Mary, Sharon Lambert, and John McCarthy. "Grief, Tragic Death, and Multiple Loss in the Lives of Irish Traveller Community Health Workers." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 81, no. 1 (March 7, 2018): 130–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222818762969.
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Recent data on the inequities in mortality, health, and access to health services experienced by the Traveller community in Ireland show higher rates of death by suicide and other sudden causes among members of this marginalized minority group than in the general population. Psychological literature on bereavement suggests that traumatic deaths and multiple deaths within a close network may be more likely to lead to complicated grief reactions. The aim of this study is to add to our understanding of the effects of the differential mortality rate by exploring how grief is experienced within the Traveller community in the context of bereavement from multiple deaths or sudden deaths (including suicide). Data from three semistructured focus group interviews with a total of 10 Traveller Community Health Worker participants (nine female and one male) were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Two master themes organized the salient phenomenological aspects of the grief experience: Living with Tragic Loss and Communicating Tragic Loss. A picture emerged of individual and community-level loss that is extensive, profound, and enduring. The sequelae of deaths by suicide include difficulties in coping, a search for meaning, and a pervasive sense of fear. Silence, the embodied act of giving voice to tragic loss, and strategies for managing disclosure of tragic deaths with children were all strong themes which emerged from the analysis. This study uses interpretative phenomenological analysis to generate a vivid picture of the lived psychological experience of grief as it is experienced by members of a minority group with above average rates of sudden and early deaths. This contributes to understanding the burden of health inequality in an underresearched population. Findings in relation to challenges in communicating with children about tragic deaths can be integrated into bereavement support resources.
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Stanaitytė, J., and R. Kočiūnas. "ARTIMO ŽMOGAUS NETEKTIES ĮPRASMINIMO FENOMENOLOGINIS TYRIMAS." Psichologija 47 (January 1, 2013): 76–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/psichol.2013.47.1404.
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Straipsnyje pristatomas tyrimas analizuoja artimo žmogaus netekties įprasminimo fenomeną. Studija remiasi septynių tyrimo dalyvių patyrimu. Visi jie išgyveno netektį žmogaus, su kuriuo juos siejo artimas ryšys, ir kurį jie, nepagydomai sergantį, slaugė iki jo mirties. Šiuo tyrimu siekiama konkrečioje netekties patyrimo situacijoje įvardyti esminę šio patyrimo įprasminimo struktūrą – gauti aiškius ir sisteminius aprašymus. Giluminio interviu metu gauti netekties įprasminimo tekstai buvo analizuojami A. Giorgi fenomenologiniu psichologinių tyrimų metodu – išgryninta trylika visiems dalyviams bendrų aspektų, atrastos penkios fenomeno sklaidos kryptys, įvardytos dvi esminės patyrimo įprasminimo erdvės, rezultatai apibendrinti viename apibrėžime. Remiantis tyrimo rezultatais, netekties įprasminimas atsiskleidžia kaip procesas, kuris reiškiasi kokybiniais pasaulėžiūros ir santykių pokyčiais. Artimo žmogaus netekusiojo pasaulėžiūros pokyčiai skleidžiasi trimis – patirčių įvertinimo, gautos naudos ir esminių būties tiesų suvokimo – lygmenimis. Santykių erdvėje išsiskiria santykių su artimuoju ir kokybiniai socialinių santykių pokyčiai.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: netektis, netekties įprasminimas, fenomenologinis tyrimas.PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF MEANING-MAKING FOR THE BEREAVEMENT OF A CLOSE PERSONJurgita Stanaitytė, Rimantas Kočiūnas SummaryThe study analyzes the phenomenon of meaning making for the bereavement of a person with whom they had close relationships, based on the experience of seven research participants. All of them had been nursing a relative till the death from an incurable disease. The study aims to identify the essential structure and get a clear and systematic description of meaning-making for the bereavement. All the data were collected in depth semi-structuredinterviews (lasting 50–80 minutes). The main question of the interview was “please remember and describe the specific situation or the moment when you understood that you have lost your a close person. What does this understanding mean to you?” An analysis of the interviews was performed on the basis of the A. Giorgi phenomenological psychological analysis method. At the end of the study, there were discovered and identified 13 essential aspects, 5 directions, and 2 fundamental spaces of meaning-making for the bereavement. All the findings were shared by every participant. The results were summarized into a single definition. First of all, results of the research have revealed that meaning-making for the bereavement is a process rather than a one-off event or situation. The results show that the meaning-making for the bereavement of a close person is mainly expressed by qualitative changes in relationships and in the world-view. In the area of qualitative changes in the relationships, it is worth to distinguish changes in the relationship with the relative one: here one can find a big concern for nursing the loved one, experiencing the ongoing existence of a dead relative and feeling a strong spiritual support from them because of the deep relations before death. The other changes in the area are qualitative changes in social relations.The area of qualitative changes in the world-view unfolds in three levels. The first level concerns the evaluation of experiences in time perspective: change in the attitude towards bereavement is reavealed; the evaluation of its emotional states becomes objective; and all these aspects are summarized as a valuable lesson for personal grow.The second level concerns the identification and appreciation of discovered benefits: the relevance of living here and now; the importance of changes in the personal system of the relevance of living here and now; the importance of changes in the personal system of values; and the recognition that relative’s attitude towards death affected the worldview of others. The third level unfolds the discovery of fundamental truths: the meaning of the experience of loss is perceived as metaphysical and beyond the limits of the human mind; the temporality of existence and the unknowability of death is recognized.Key words: bereavement, sense-making, phenomenological research.
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SGROI, DANIEL, EUGENIO PROTO, ANDREW J. OSWALD, and ALEXANDER DOBSON. "LABORATORY EVIDENCE FOR EMOTIONAL EXTERNALITIES: AN ESSAY IN HONOR OF EJ MISHAN." Singapore Economic Review 61, no. 03 (June 2016): 1640015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0217590816400154.
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Professor EJ Mishan was a world expert on the idea of externalities. In this paper, we provide evidence for the intuitive idea of “emotional externalities”. These might be viewed as psychological spillovers from the well-being of one person upon the well-being of another. A new form of laboratory experiment is implemented. “Happiness” answers are elicited in the first few seconds of the experiment. Tragic life events — like family illness and bereavement — are then studied. The paper documents evidence consistent with a powerful caring-about-others effect. The paper’s results also suggest an approximate equivalence between life-satisfaction data and happiness data. Statistical offices should incorporate questions to capture people’s life evaluations, hedonic experiences and priorities … All these aspects of subjective well-being (cognitive evaluations, positive affects and negative affects) should be measured separately to get a satisfactory appreciation of people’s lives. Which of these aspects matters more, and for what purpose, is still an open question. Stiglitz et al., Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, 2009
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CHAN, CECILIA L. W., and AMY Y. M. CHOW. "AN INDIGENOUS PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL GROUP FOR CHINESE BEREAVED FAMILY MEMBERS." Hong Kong Journal of Social Work 32, no. 01 (January 1998): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219246298000023.
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Detrimental effects of bereavement on physical, mental, social and psychological aspects of individuals can be found among bereaved Chinese. The authors have developed an indigenous practice model to work with bereaved family members among Chinese people in Hong Kong. The concept of bereavement was re-cast to include the idea that bereavement is a challenge that can aid in personal growth. Strategies were created to deal with the feelings of loss and separation positively. Programs in a "growth-oriented" psychosocial-educational group using multiple cognitive, behavioral and spiritual strategies were introduced. Throughout the sessions, messages of "Letting Go", "Self-Love", "Forgiveness" and "Transformation" were embedded in the programs by culturally relevant terms and concepts. A pre-group and post-group questionnaire as well as long interviews were used to evaluate the impact of the group on the participants. Participants of the bereavement groups showed significant improvements in somatic symptoms, anxiety, depression, mood, self-acceptance, letting-go and transformation.丧亲会损害家人的身、心、情绪健康。笔者们共同设计了一套本地化「善别」概念为香港华人服务。「善别」的建立是基于「去者能善终、留者能善别」的信念，希望丧亲家人能「妥善处理别离的经验」，明白「死亡」是生命的蜕变，而善别、是成长的挑战」，以积极的态度去面对丧亲所引致的别离，以个人成长及独立训练作为回报亲人的关顾。「善别」辅导小组以身、心、灵全面介入，推介「舍得」、「惜自己」、「宽恕」、和「升华」等传统观念。透过小组前、后对比及访问方式搜集善别小组成效的证据。组员在参加小组之后均于身心、情绪、自我接纳、「舍得」及「升华」方面有正面的改善。
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Schreiber, Shaul. "Migration, traumatic bereavement and transcultural aspects of psychological healing: Loss and grief of a refugee woman from Begameder County in Ethiopia." British Journal of Medical Psychology 68, no. 2 (June 1995): 135–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1995.tb01820.x.
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Wilson, Megan. "DISCRIMINATION AND MINORITY STRESS IN OLDER ADULTHOOD: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH." Innovation in Aging 7, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2023): 506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.1662.
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Abstract The experience of marginalization can be harmful to individuals, in part because of increased experiences of discrimination (cite) and stress related to minority identities (cite). While older adults do tend to report experiencing less discrimination, past work suggests that older adults may be more impacted by experiences of discrimination compared to younger adults. Considering older adults from marginalized groups specifically, these individuals may be particularly susceptible to negative effects of discrimination related to age and other group identities that may harm their well-being and health. Given the wide-ranging negative implications of experiences of discrimination for older adults in particular, there is a need to examine potential strategies for combatting these negative effects. Thus, this symposium will examine the roles of discrimination and marginalization across aspects of health and well-being, and how these effects may differ for different marginalized groups. In addition, the symposium will discuss potential strategies and tools to help reduce harmful effects of discrimination and marginalization on older adults’ lives. First, Danielle McDuffie will present work on bereavement and gratitude for Black adults. Next, Megan Wilson will discuss nuances in the relationship between discrimination and purpose and their implications for health. Next, Lydia Ong will examine the effects of daily discrimination on cortisol reactivity. Finally, Michael Vale will discuss minority stress and loneliness for sexual minority individuals.
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Winter, Laraine, M. Powell Lawton, Robin J. Casten, and Robert L. Sando. "The Relationship between External Events and Affect States in Older People." International Journal of Aging and Human Development 50, no. 2 (March 2000): 85–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/tppf-h0tu-ybu7-tabn.
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Long-term and moderately short-term effects of bereavement and marriage on psychological well-being (PWB) among older people were investigated. The aspect of PWB that was examined was the prevalence of six affects, rated in terms of their frequency during the past year. Affect frequency of four groups was tested: Recently widowed, recently married, and widowed and married elders unselected for length of time in those marital statuses. As predicted, both length of time in the marital status and congruence between the positive event (marriage) and positive affect and between congruence of the negative event (bereavement and negative affect) were associated with group differences. Depressive affect was greatest among the recently bereaved but the recently-married, long-married, and longer-bereaved groups did not differ in depression. Positive affect was greatest among the recently married and other groups did not differ in this respect. Hostility, anxiety, shyness, and contentment were not predicted to differ among groups; in fact, contentment was least in the bereaved; shyness was least among the recently-married, and hostility was lowest among the long-widowed. Results are discussed in terms of the joint influences of time since a life event and the differential relevance of positive and negative affect states to positive and negative events. Continued research attention to the covariation of these factors in relation to the affective aspects of PWB is needed to understand the conditions of stability and change.
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Bennett, Kate M., Kerry Gibbons, and Suzanna MacKenzie-Smith. "Loss and Restoration in Later Life: An Examination of Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 61, no. 4 (December 2010): 315–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/om.61.4.d.
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The Dual Process Model (DPM) of Coping with Bereavement identified two oscillating coping processes, loss and restoration (Stroebe & Schut, 1999). The utility of the model is investigated in two studies. In the first, we carried out secondary analyses on a large-scale qualitative study that we had conducted previously. In the second, we conducted a small-scale study specifically examining the DPM. In the first study we re-examined the interviews for Loss- (LO) and Restoration-Oriented (RO) Coping and examined whether these were associated with psychological adjustment. The results showed that those adjusting well reported the stressors New Roles/Identities/Relationships and Intrusion of Grief significantly more. Those adjusting less well reported the stressors Denial/Avoidance of Restoration Changes and Distraction/Avoidance of Grief significantly more. In the second study, we asked participants about four RO stressors of the DPM: Attending to Life Changes; New Roles/Identities/Relationships; Distraction from Grief; and New Activities. These data showed that not all participants experienced all aspects of RO Coping. In particular, participants had diverse views about the utility of Distraction from Grief as a coping mechanism. The article concludes by discussing the challenges of testing the DPM empirically.
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Omerov, P., G. Steineck, K. Dyregrov, B. Runeson, and U. Nyberg. "The ethics of doing nothing. Suicide-bereavement and research: ethical and methodological considerations." Psychological Medicine 44, no. 16 (July 19, 2013): 3409–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291713001670.
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Background.Valuable trauma-related research may be hindered when the risks of asking participants about traumatic events are not carefully weighed against the benefits of their participation in the research.Method.The overall aim of our population-based survey was to improve the professional care of suicide-bereaved parents by identifying aspects of care that would be amenable to change. The study population included 666 suicide-bereaved and 377 matched (2:1) non-bereaved parents. In this article we describe the parents' perceptions of their contacts with us as well as their participation in the survey. We also present our ethical-protocol for epidemiological surveys in the aftermath of a traumatic loss.Results.We were able to contact 1410 of the 1423 eligible parents; eight of these parents expressed resentment towards the contact. Several participants and non-participants described their psychological suffering and received help because of the contact. A total of 666 suicide-bereaved and 377 non-bereaved parents returned the questionnaire. Just two out of the 1043 answered that they might, in the long term, be negatively affected by participation in the study; one was bereaved, the other was not. A significant minority of the parents reported being temporarily negatively affected at the end of their participation, most of them referring to feelings of sadness and painful memories. In parallel, positive experiences were widely expressed and most parents found the study valuable.Conclusions.Our findings suggest, given that the study design is ethically sound, that suicide-bereaved parents should be included in research since the benefits clearly outweigh the risks.
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Llop-Medina, Laura, Paula García-Muñoz, Francisco Ródenas-Rigla, and Jorge Garcés-Ferrer. "Enhancing the Adult and Paediatric Palliative Care System: Spanish Professionals’ and Family Caregivers’ Suggestions for Comprehensive Improvement." Healthcare 12, no. 1 (December 27, 2023): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12010065.
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This research critically explores deficiencies in the palliative care system, focusing on evaluation and treatment aspects for both adult and paediatric patients. Using a qualitative methodology, the study engages healthcare professionals and family caregivers to uncover perspectives on the existing state of palliative care. Conducted through three focus groups and a semi-structured in-depth interview with participants recruited from Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, this research illustrates critical issues, highlighting the insufficient healthcare workforce and resources to meet the comprehensive needs of patients and their families. Recommendations include holistic care addressing social, emotional, psychological, socio-familiar, and economic dimensions, supported by embedded support groups and the enforcement of relationships with palliative associations. This study also advocates for improved health institutional coordination, social worker support, and ongoing health professional satisfaction monitoring. In paediatric care, specific demands involve specialised units, medical team continuity, 24 h paediatrician care, and a more professional paediatric approach. Beyond problem identification, this study offers valuable insights for shaping health policies and tools, incorporating new indicators and introducing grief bereavement support in clinical reports, contributing to the advancement of patient evaluation in palliative care.
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Sillis, Lauren, Laurence Claes, and Karl Andriessen. "Association between Grief and Somatic Complaints in Bereaved University and College Students." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19 (September 24, 2022): 12108. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912108.
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Many emerging adults experience the death of a loved one while they are enrolled as a student in higher education. Bereavement increases the risk of long-term adverse physical and mental health outcomes. Still, as most studies have focused on psychological aspects of grief, little is known about the impact of grief on somatic complaints in students, leaving them vulnerable to health deteriorations. This study aimed to address this gap, and we hypothesized that there is a positive association between grief and somatic complaints in bereaved students. Participants (N = 688) were students enrolled at Flemish universities and colleges in Belgium. Participants filled out an online survey with sociodemographic questions, two scales assessing grief, and somatic grief reactions, and two additional questions inquiring whether participants had experienced other somatic reactions, and whether they had taken any steps to remedy their somatic complaints. Regression analyses revealed that less social support, type of relationship (first-degree relative), and the level of grief were positively associated with somatic complaints, and bereaved students reported various complaints such as feeling pain and strains, thus confirming the hypothesis. As bereaved students may be reluctant to seek support for somatic complaints, the findings indicate that information and psychoeducation for bereaved students and their social environment must address somatic grief reactions and encourage timely help seeking. In addition, staff members at psychosocial and medical services for students should be trained to recognize somatic as well as psychological grief reactions. Appropriately skilled, they can inquire about such complaints and provide adequate support to prevent long-term health ramifications.
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Wardhani, Mustika. "Profane-sacred Attributes in The Designof Funeral Services in Yogyakarta and Solo, Indonesia." Journal of Architectural Design and Urbanism 4, no. 2 (April 4, 2022): 79–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/jadu.v4i2.13574.
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Funeral services are part of public facilities with deep meaning for the mourners to ‘say goodbye’. In Indonesia, funeral services are regulated in Spatial and Regional Planning that adapts to the local context and culture. However, the development of funeral services encountered various obstacles in the availability of adequate facilities and have ‘less-meaning’ in small towns. The death of a loved one causes psychological distress for the family and those left behind. This problem underlies study related to the meaning of profane-sacred values in funeral services. The method used is a qualitative study with a storytelling approach through observations at funeral homes and crematoriums in Yogyakarta and Solo, Indonesia. This study shows that the profane zones of funeral services can manifest in flexibility, continuity of space, relief of spatial dimensions, and clarity of circulation. The 'chaotic' phases of mourning can be neutralised with monochrome colours to create an atmosphere of consolation. Meanwhile, sacred zones can be applied rigid, angular, and centred as a form of honour. Landscape interventions may aim to neutralise a grief situation and potentially be an aspect of natural healing. Moreover, landscape planning around the main building can address sustainability and environmental balance. The results of this study are expected to provide a discourse that funeral buildings are not only seen as 'a space of activity', but beyond that, it has a significant role in healing aspects in bereavement conditions.
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Aldridge, David. "Music Therapy References Relating to Cancer and Palliative Care." British Journal of Music Therapy 17, no. 1 (June 2003): 17–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/135945750301700104.
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Hospitals and clinics worldwide have incorporated music therapy in their work with cancer patients and in palliative care. As the music therapy profession has developed internationally, so has its role in palliative care. The arts and creative arts therapies are being seen as a form of spiritual care in healthcare settings, particularly where individuals are confronting life-threatening illnesses. By offering opportunities to engage in the arts and develop creative expression, people with cancer can be enabled to mourn, grieve, celebrate life, be empowered to endure their situation, and find healing and meaning. In many studies we find that music therapy is not simply used with the identified patients but also with their families and carers. As well as noting the importance of work with patients and their families, music therapists also emphasise the importance of music for their own healing. This is necessary to meet personal needs when working with the dying and in the context of a broader hospital milieu of colleagues and friends. The World Health Organisation's recommendations for cancer relief and palliative care are to affirm life and regard dying as a normal process, to provide relief from pain and distressing symptoms, to integrate the psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care, to offer a support system to help patients as actively as possible until death, and to offer a support system to help the family cope during the illness and in their own bereavement. Music therapy has the potential to meet all of these recommendations.
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Sobanski, Piotr Z., Bernd Alt-Epping, David C. Currow, Sarah J. Goodlin, Tomasz Grodzicki, Karen Hogg, Daisy J. A. Janssen, et al. "Palliative care for people living with heart failure: European Association for Palliative Care Task Force expert position statement." Cardiovascular Research 116, no. 1 (August 29, 2019): 12–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvz200.
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Abstract Contrary to common perception, modern palliative care (PC) is applicable to all people with an incurable disease, not only cancer. PC is appropriate at every stage of disease progression, when PC needs emerge. These needs can be of physical, emotional, social, or spiritual nature. This document encourages the use of validated assessment tools to recognize such needs and ascertain efficacy of management. PC interventions should be provided alongside cardiologic management. Treating breathlessness is more effective, when cardiologic management is supported by PC interventions. Treating other symptoms like pain or depression requires predominantly PC interventions. Advance Care Planning aims to ensure that the future treatment and care the person receives is concordant with their personal values and goals, even after losing decision-making capacity. It should include also disease specific aspects, such as modification of implantable device activity at the end of life. The Whole Person Care concept describes the inseparability of the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of the human being. Addressing psychological and spiritual needs, together with medical treatment, maintains personal integrity and promotes emotional healing. Most PC concerns can be addressed by the usual care team, supported by a PC specialist if needed. During dying, the persons’ needs may change dynamically and intensive PC is often required. Following the death of a person, bereavement services benefit loved ones. The authors conclude that the inclusion of PC within the regular clinical framework for people with heart failure results in a substantial improvement in quality of life as well as comfort and dignity whilst dying.
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Schellinger, Sandra Ellen, Eric Worden Anderson, Monica Schmitz Frazer, and Cindy Lynn Cain. "Patient Self-Defined Goals: Essentials of Person-Centered Care for Serious Illness." American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® 35, no. 1 (March 23, 2017): 159–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049909117699600.
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This research, a descriptive qualitative analysis of self-defined serious illness goals, expands the knowledge of what goals are important beyond the physical—making existing disease-specific guidelines more holistic. Integration of goals of care discussions and documentation is standard for quality palliative care but not consistently executed into general and specialty practice. Over 14 months, lay health-care workers (care guides) provided monthly supportive visits for 160 patients with advanced heart failure, cancer, and dementia expected to die in 2 to 3 years. Care guides explored what was most important to patients and documented their self-defined goals on a medical record flow sheet. Using definitions of an expanded set of whole-person domains adapted from the National Consensus Project (NCP) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 999 goals and their associated plans were deductively coded and examined. Four themes were identified—medical, nonmedical, multiple, and global. Forty percent of goals were coded into the medical domain; 40% were coded to nonmedical domains—social (9%), ethical (7%), family (6%), financial/legal (5%), psychological (5%), housing (3%), legacy/bereavement (3%), spiritual (1%), and end-of-life care (1%). Sixteen percent of the goals were complex and reflected a mix of medical and nonmedical domains, “multiple” goals. The remaining goals (4%) were too global to attribute to an NCP domain. Self-defined serious illness goals express experiences beyond physical health and extend into all aspects of whole person. It is feasible to elicit and record serious illness goals. This approach to goals can support meaningful person-centered care, decision-making, and planning that accords with individual preferences of late life.
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Merritt Millman, LS, Eleanor Short, Emily Ward, Yiqing Sun, Biba Stanton, Abigail Bradley-Westguard, Laura H. Goldstein, et al. "13 Predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factors in functional neurological disorder: a pilot study." Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 94, no. 12 (November 15, 2023): e2.21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2023-bnpa.28.
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Objectives/AimsBiopsychosocial perspectives have highlighted the multifactorial and diverse aetiology of functional neurological disorder (FND). We aimed to assess a range of potential predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factors in FND, and to explore relationships between aetiological factors and current functioning or health-related quality- of-life (HRQoL).MethodsSeventeen participants with FND (motor symptoms and/or seizures) and 17 healthy controls (HCs) underwent an in-depth interview and completed validated questionnaires, including the Traumatic Experiences Checklist (TEC), Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, Multiscale Dissociation Inventory, Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire-20, Autistic Spectrum Quotient, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and -15, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ), Short Form Survey-36 (SF-36) and the Work & Social Adjustment Scale.ResultsThe groups did not differ in sex (p=1.00) or age (p=.51). The most commonly reported FND symptom precipitants were physical activity/exertion (59%), stress/emotion (59%), sensory (47%) and fatigue (41%). Perceived causes of FND (B-IPQ) were physical (e.g., injury, illness, 65%), stress/emotions (53%), psychosocial trauma (47%) and work-related (29%). There was a trend towards higher rates of adverse life events (TEC) in the FND group compared to HCs (p=.06), and the FND group reported greater impact of events (p=.03). The most frequent adverse experiences in the FND group were: looking after parents/siblings as a child (41%), family problems (41%), parental divorce (41%), intense pain (41%), emotional neglect (41%), and sexual abuse (non-familial, 41%). The most common adverse experiences in HCs were: bereavement (35%) and parental divorce (41%). The FND group had higher scores for alexithymia (p=.002), somatoform dissociation (p<.001), aspects of psychological dissociation (disengagement p=.003, depersonalisation p=.001, derealisation p=.002, memory disturbance p=.01), anxiety (p<.001), depression (p<.001), and physical symptoms (p<.001). No significant differences were observed for autistic spectrum traits (p=.22) and some types of psychological dissociation (emotional constriction p=.38, identity disturbance p=.17). FND participants reported worse HRQoL than HCs in all SF-36 domains (p-values .01- <.001). Work/social functioning was impaired in the FND group relative to HCs (p<.001). Poorer work/social functioning was associated with higher depression scores (p=.016). Worse HRQoL in several domains was associated with higher somatoform dissociation and/or anxiety scores (p-values .044-.005). Lower general health HRQoL scores were associated with higher TEC total (p=.020) and impact (p=.011) scores.ConclusionsIndividuals with FND report diverse aetiological factors, including psychosocial, physical and environmental stressors. Alexithymia, dissociative tendencies, emotional distress, and physical symptom burden are also possible predisposing and/or perpetuating factors. Somatoform dissociation, anxiety and adverse experiences may be related to HRQoL in FND.
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MIDDLETON, WARWICK, BEVERLEY RAPHAEL, PAUL BURNETT, and NADA MARTINEK. "Psychological Distress and Bereavement." Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease 185, no. 7 (July 1997): 447–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005053-199707000-00005.
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Rimiru, Teresa Nyawira, and Maroko Gilbert Mokua. "Denial in Bereavement." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 8, no. 10 (October 1, 2020): 68–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss10.2655.
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Bereavement is one of the most stressful events in a young adults’ life. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which denial affects psychological wellbeing of bereaved students. The study was conducted in day public secondary schools in Gatanga Sub-county, Murang’a County, Kenya. A sample size of 50 bereaved students was used. The findings indicated that there was no significant effect of denial of parental loss on psychological wellbeing at the p<.05 [F (1, 48) = 0.041, p = 0.841]. This demonstrates that the lower the denial of parental loss, the lower the psychological wellbeing can be attributed to other factors outside denial of parental loss.Implications of this finding are discussed.
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Field, David, and Sheila Payne. "Social aspects of bereavement." Cancer Nursing Practice 2, no. 8 (October 2003): 21–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/cnp2003.10.2.8.21.c7555.
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Frantz, Thomas T., Barbara C. Trolley, and Michael P. Johll. "Religious aspects of bereavement." Pastoral Psychology 44, no. 3 (January 1996): 151–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02251401.
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Onrust, Simone, Pim Cuijpers, Filip Smit, and Ernst Bohlmeijer. "Predictors of psychological adjustment after bereavement." International Psychogeriatrics 19, no. 5 (September 14, 2006): 921–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610206004248.
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Background: The impact of spousal bereavement on mental health varies among the widowed. More information is needed on factors influencing bereavement outcome.Method: We conducted a cross-sectional study on a sample of 216 widowed individuals. Initial non-response was high, with only 8% of all approached persons participating in the study. The influence of demographic and psychosocial predictors on four general outcome measures (depression, anxiety, somatization, and quality of life) and one loss-related outcome (complicated grief) was studied by means of backward linear regression analysis. Further analyses were performed to explore the possibility of a buffer effect.Results: Depressive symptomatology was best predicted by: age, duration of widowhood, perceived non-supportiveness, physical disorders, and mastery. The other outcome measures were predicted by the same predictors supplemented by gender and education. Mastery interacted with the number of physical disorders while perceived social support interacted with duration of widowhood and age.Conclusions: Enhancement of mastery should probably be one of the components of effective support for widowed individuals most vulnerable to psychiatric complications. The widowed could furthermore benefit from social support. Obviously, these suggestions need to be further examined in longitudinal research with more representative samples.
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Cramer, Duncan. "Neuroticism, psychological distress and conjugal bereavement." Personality and Individual Differences 12, no. 11 (January 1991): 1147–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(91)90078-p.
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Vlachogianni, Aggeliki, Areti Efthymiou, Dimitra Potamianou, Paraskevi Sakka, and Vasiliki Orgeta. "Life after care: psychological adjustment to bereavement in family carers of people with dementia." International Psychogeriatrics 28, no. 5 (December 9, 2015): 815–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s104161021500201x.
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ABSTRACTBackground:Despite well-documented evidence of the psychological effects of caring for a relative with dementia, little is known about the bereavement experiences of family carers. The aim of this study was to explore the key psychological changes associated with carers’ adjustment to bereavement and “life after care.”Methods:All carers taking part were recruited from a day care center, providing specialist services to people with dementia. We asked carers to describe the key changes associated with psychological adjustment to bereavement through semi-structured qualitative in-depth interviews. Strategies carers used to cope with and adapt to their new role were also explored. All data were thematically analysed.Results:Thirty-one carers were interviewed. The most frequent emotional reactions to bereavement were feelings of loneliness, loss, void, sadness, anger, and relief. Most carers were able to adapt to their new role, and engaging in pleasant activities was the most frequent strategy used to cope with loss and “life after care.”Conclusions:Feelings of loneliness and loss are amongst the key emotional reactions shaping carers’ adjustment to bereavement. Most carers are able to adapt to loss; however, a minority experience increased psychological distress after the death of their loved one. A small percentage of carers continues caring for other dependants. Further research is required to identify how carers of people with dementia adapt to bereavement and how this increasing number of individuals can be best supported.
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Gul, Saleem, Sadia Malik, Sidra Altaf, and Hamza Asghar. "Understanding the Impact of Bereavement, Coping Strategies and Psychological Well-Being in Young Adolescents: A Correlational Study." Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research 3, no. 2 (December 31, 2023): 1128–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.61919/jhrr.v3i2.288.
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Background: Bereavement during adolescence is a critical issue that significantly impacts psychological well-being. Understanding how young individuals cope with the loss of a loved one and how these coping strategies affect their mental health is essential for developing effective support and interventions. Objective: This study aimed to explore the relationship between bereavement, coping strategies, and psychological well-being in young adolescents. It also sought to identify any gender differences in coping mechanisms and psychological outcomes. Methods: A correlational study design was employed, with a purposive sample of 200 adolescents (100 males and 100 females, aged 17-20 years) from five public sector colleges in Punjab. Participants were selected based on having experienced the death of one parent. The study employed a structured questionnaire, which included scales for measuring bereavement, coping strategies, and psychological well-being. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS, focusing on descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. Results: The study found a positive correlation between the Emotion Focused Engagement Subscale and the Core Bereavement Items (r = .25**), as well as between the Emotion Focused Engagement Subscale and the Images and Thoughts Subscale (r = .23**). Additionally, a significant relationship was observed between the Emotion Focused Disengagement Subscale and the Acute Suppression Subscale (r = .24**). In terms of coping and psychological well-being, Problem Solving showed a strong positive correlation with the Psychological Well-Being Scale (r = .36**), and Cognitive Restructuring was also notably correlated (r = .46**). Gender differences were evident in the Autonomy subscale of the Psychological Wellbeing Scale. Conclusion: The study highlights the importance of emotion-focused coping strategies in managing bereavement among adolescents. The identified correlations between specific coping strategies and psychological well-being underscore the need for targeted interventions that focus on these areas. The gender differences observed suggest that tailored approaches may be necessary to address the distinct coping needs of male and female adolescents.
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Ali, Asif, and Fuziah Shaffie. "BEREAVEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILDREN." Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial 24 (March 14, 2022): 53–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.32890/jps2022.24.3.
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The loss of a caregiver or loved one is a tragic moment, which can have psychosocial impact on a child. Children inside institutions either in foster or residential care are prevalence to the experience of neglect and parental loss bereavement. Bereavement endures a variety of factors that influence negatively on child mental health. The purpose of this concept paper is to explain noteworthy contributions with regards to information on bereavement among children and their psychosocial problems in institutions and residential cares. The attachment theory is significant to explain the association of bereavement and institutions, which supported the evidence that bereavement among vulnerable population inside institution, are at high risk of social deterioration. The theory implies a cause-effect relationship between early attachments. Children are potentially psychologically affected by any traumatic events, which caused them to experience prolong mental developmental delay that are associated with different psychological disorders. Institutionalized children can easily become victim of their psychosocial inability to defend themselves from ruthless violence. Research had examined the differentiating factors of certain symptoms in normal grief and bereavement within the context of depressive disorders, including self-guiltiness, death thoughts, maltreatment, and worthlessness. Experiences of bereavement may occur over the loss, which then shifted to transient withdrawal. Parental loss is one of the most extreme social deprivations that a child can experience Therefore responses to parental loss may be age-specific, related to temperament and to culture. The literature indicated that bereavement in institutional settings has the potential to cause significant risks of mental health with the most prevalent impact related to psychological issues. To cope with the consequences of child maltreatment, prolonged effective interventions should be encouraged. Noteworthy, studies related to bereavement and stress to explain the psychological health issues of children due to parental loss in institutional care are limited, especially within the context of developing countries.
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Rynearson, Edward K. "Psychological Effects of Unnatural Dying on Bereavement." Psychiatric Annals 16, no. 5 (May 1, 1986): 272–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/0048-5713-19860501-05.
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Murrell, Amy R., Ryeshia Jackson, Ethan G. Lester, and Teresa Hulsey. "Psychological Flexibility and Resilience in Parentally Bereaved College Students." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 76, no. 3 (February 15, 2017): 207–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222817693154.
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Losing a parent prior to age 18 years can have life-long implications. The challenges of emerging adulthood may be even more difficult for parentally bereaved college students, and studying their coping responses is crucial for designing campus services and therapy interventions. This study examined the relationships between bereavement-related distress, experiential avoidance (EA), values, and resilience. Findings indicated that EA and low importance of values were correlated with bereavement difficulties, with EA accounting for 26% of the variance in the bereavement distress measure. In addition, reports of behaving consistently with values accounted for 20% of the variance in the resiliency measure. Contrary to hypotheses and previous literature, there were no significant relationships between the measures of EA and values. The results, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.
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Mahardhika, Bintang Alam, Dias Andris Susanto, and Siti Nur'Aini. "Analysis of Amir�s defense mechanisms projected upon his bereavement in The Kite Runner." EduLite: Journal of English Education, Literature and Culture 8, no. 1 (February 27, 2023): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.30659/e.8.1.1-20.
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This study discusses the bereavement of Amir, the main character of The Kite Runner, and analyzes the defense mechanisms projected toward the bereavement. This study uses a psychological approach to identify and analyze Amir�s bereavement and defense mechanisms. The qualitative descriptive nature of this study allows data to be presented in the form of texts or descriptions. Data were mined from the novel through the character�s feelings, thoughts, and dialogues. This analysis shows that Amir experiences five stages of bereavement: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. To cope with the bereavements, he performs several defense mechanisms; displacement, rationalization, projection, repression, regression, undoing, and denial. This study is conducted upon the elements within the novel through a psychological perspective to better understand the story as well as to provide multi-dimension literature understanding.
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Robinson, Linda A., Isaac F. Nuamah, Elise Lev, and Ruth McCorkle. "A Prospective Longitudinal Investigation of Spousal Bereavement Examining Parkes and Weiss’ Bereavement Risk Index." Journal of Palliative Care 11, no. 4 (December 1995): 5–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/082585979501100402.
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The purpose of this study was (a) to describe spousal bereavement both prospectively and longitudinally and (b) to examine the validity of the Bereavement Risk Index (BRI) published by Parkes and Weiss (1). Psychological distress was measured in 46 subjects across five time intervals beginning prior to a spousal death from lung cancer and ending 25 months after the death using the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) (2). The hypothesis that the BRI discriminates between bereaved spouses at high and low risk for psychological distress was supported by measurements taken within two months of the patient's diagnosis (prior to death), at 6 weeks following the death, and at 6 and 13 months thereafter. These findings support the need for early identification of individuals at high risk for negative bereavement outcomes even prior to the spousal death.
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Antoine, DROH, SYLLA Moustapha, Zoumana Coulibaly, and Azere Felicia, WHODJAS. "Psychological Support for Mothers Victims of Perinatal Death by Caregivers: Case of the Regional Hospital Center (RHC) of Yamoussoukro." International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention 9, no. 04 (April 29, 2022): 6974–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/ijsshi/v9i04.10.
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The loss of a baby during the perinatal period leads to a real grieving process for mothers since they establish an attachment bond with their baby before birth. If relatives and environment bereaved underestimate this particular type of bereavement and its potential impact, this should not be the case for nursing staff. And yet, in African maternities, there are very few psychological support for mothers who are victims of perinatal death. Perinatal bereavement deserves to be analyzed in all its complexity. The aim of this study is to show the importance of psychological support for mothers who are victims of perinatal death in the prevention of negative impact on the mental health of mothers.
Quantitative and qualitative data are collected on a sample of 55 selected mothers through a purposive non-probability sampling strategy.
Quantitative data are processed with SPSS 20 software. Text processing as well as tables and graphs were produced with Word 2016 and Excel 2016 software. The results indicate on the one hand that the psychological support provided by the nursing staff reduces the harmful effects of perinatal bereavement on mothers and on the other hand, the need for the establishment of a support protocol for couples in health facilities.
Keywords: perinatal death, bereavement, mothers, psychological support.
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Čepulienė, Austėja Agnietė. "Silence and Sounds: An Autoethnography of Searching for Spirituality during Suicide Bereavement in Life and Research." Religions 13, no. 6 (May 31, 2022): 500. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel13060500.
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In this article, I used autoethnography to describe and analyze my experience of being bereaved by suicide and researching spirituality during suicide bereavement. The culture silenced my grief, and this is congruent with the experiences of my research participants. The religious community, in my case, did not help me and added to my spiritual and psychological pain. The silenced parts of my loss started to make sounds, such as psychological disturbances, but also as unconscious and conscious choices, which led to immersing myself in the research of spirituality during suicide bereavement. Research on the topic goes hand in hand with my search for spirituality during suicide bereavement and reviewing my loss. My story suggests that despite the negative experiences with Catholic priests, spirituality during suicide bereavement can become a vital resource to find meaning for the loss and the pain of grief and can take many different and even unexpected forms.
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Uchida, Tomohiro, Noriaki Satake, Toshimichi Nakaho, Akira Inoue, and Hidemitsu Saito. "Bereavement risk assessment of family caregivers of patients with cancer: Japanese version of the Bereavement Risk Assessment Tool." Palliative and Supportive Care 17, no. 04 (November 14, 2018): 448–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1478951518000755.
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AbstractObjectivesThe Bereavement Risk Assessment Tool (BRAT) seems to be useful in identifying those who are likely to suffer from the more severe consequences of bereavement. To date, however, only a few studies have examined bereavement risk using the BRAT. This study investigated bereavement risk in family caregivers of patients with cancer using the Japanese version of the Bereavement Risk Assessment Tool (BRAT-J). We also investigated the relationship of bereavement risk with psychological distress and resilience among caregivers to determine the validity of the BRAT-J.MethodsWe conducted family psychoeducation in the palliative care unit of Tohoku University Hospital with participants who were recruited in this study. Among the participants, 50 family caregivers provided their written informed consent and were included in this study. Participants were assessed using the BRAT-J and completed the Japanese version of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) and the Tachikawa Resilience Scale (TRS).ResultsAccording to the BRAT-J, five individuals (10%) were in the high category of bereavement risk (level 4 or 5). We also found that family caregivers of patients experienced many different pressures, such as facing the unknown; their own work; and insufficient financial, practical, or physical resources. These issues are associated with various mental problems. Additionally, the level of bereavement risk was significantly correlated with K6 scores (ρ = 0.30, p = 0.032), and the TRS score (ρ = –0.44, p = 0.001). These correlations confirmed previous findings and that the BRAT-J can be an efficient screening tool for the bereavement risk of family caregivers of patients with cancer.Significance of resultsIt appears that the BRAT-J is useful in predicting the likelihood of difficulties or complications in bereavement for family caregivers and could help to provide support with these issues when needed.
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Sahakian, Barbara, and Georgina Charlesworth. "Masked Bereavement Presenting as Agoraphobia." Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 22, no. 2 (April 1994): 177–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1352465800011966.
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This single case history highlights the importance of a complete psychological assessment to establish a client's past history rather than simply implementing a behavioural approach for the presenting symptoms. A single session of bereavement work was effective in treating agoraphobia in an elderly lady with a history of affective disorder throughout her adult life.
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Finocchiaro, C. Y., L. Rainoldi, A. Petruzzi, G. Simonetti, A. Silvani, and E. Lamperti. "Bereavement in brain tumor: Psychological reactions in caregivers." Journal of the Neurological Sciences 333 (October 2013): e676. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.2337.
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Ting, Amanda, Aurelie Lucette, Charles S. Carver, Rachel S. Cannady, and Youngmee Kim. "Preloss Spirituality Predicts Postloss Distress of Bereaved Cancer Caregivers." Annals of Behavioral Medicine 53, no. 2 (July 24, 2018): 150–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/abm/kay024.
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AbstractBackgroundAlthough spirituality has been identified as a psychological resource relevant to coping with caregiving stress, little is known about the differential roles of spirituality’s facets in bereaved caregivers’ adjustment.PurposeThis study examined this question with regard to bereavement-specific and general distress in cancer caregivers.MethodsCancer caregivers provided data at 2 years after their relative’s diagnosis when all the patients were alive (Time 1, preloss) and 3 years later, after the patient had died (Time 2, postloss: N = 128). Demographics and three facets of spirituality (meaning, peace, and faith) were measured at Time 1. Psychological distress and time since the death were measured at Time 2.ResultsYounger age, less education, and being a spousal caregiver of the patient related to greater bereavement-specific and general distress (ts ≥ 2.02, ps < .05, partial η2 ≥ .15). Above and beyond these demographic factors, two preloss spirituality facets related to postloss distress. Specifically, a greater sense of inner peace at preloss was prospectively associated with less bereavement-specific distress (both intrusive thoughts and hyperarousal, ts ≥ 2.24, ps < .05, partial η2 ≥ .41). Greater reliance on faith at preloss was also prospectively associated with lower intrusive thoughts (t = 2.24, p < .05, partial η2 = .34).ConclusionFindings highlight the importance of preloss sense of peace as a predictor of psychological distress during bereavement. Programs and interventions might be designed to help caregivers find inner peace while caregiving, in an effort to augment their resiliency against psychological distress when facing the loss of the patient.
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Daliri, Roya, Azam Fattahi Andabil, and Farideh Dokanehi Fard. "Presenting a model to predict mental (psychological) pain based on psychological flexibility and the meaning of life with the mediation of perceived social support in people with the experience of bereavement caused by Corona." Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies 3, no. 2 (2022): 99–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.61838/kman.jayps.3.2.8.
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Background and Aim: the aim of the present study was to determine and present a model for predicting mental (psychological) pain based on psychological flexibility and meaning of life with the mediation of perceived social support in people who experienced bereavement caused by Corona. Method: The design of the descriptive research was of the correlation type and the statistical population of people who experienced the bereavement of close relatives (father, mother, child, sister, brother) caused by the corona virus in the year 1400 in Tehran, based on the opinion of Hewitt and Kramer (2004). 432 people were selected purposefully and according to the mental pain scale of Auerbach and Miklinser (2003), the acceptance and action questionnaire of Bond et al. they answered the collected data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and path analysis and structural equations and using SPSS and Amoss software. Results: The results of correlation coefficients showed that between psychological flexibility (r=0.29, P<0.01) and its components (avoidance of emotional experiences and control over life), the meaning of life (r = 0.44, P<0.01) and its components (search for meaning and presence of meaning) have a positive and significant relationship with perceived social support (p < 0.01); While between psychological flexibility (r=-0.41, P<0.01) and its components (avoidance of emotional experiences and control over life), the meaning of life (r = -0.32, P<0.01) And its components (the search for meaning and existence of meaning) have a negative and significant relationship with mental (psychological) pain (P<0.01). Between perceived social support (r=-0.36, P<0.01) and its components (perceived support from family, perceived support from important people and perceived support from friends) with mental (psychological) pain also has a negative and significant relationship (pP< 0.01). Also, the coefficients of the direct path of psychological flexibility (ß=-0.30, P<0.01) and meaning of life (ß=-0.19, P<0.01) to the mental (psychological) pain of people who experienced bereavement caused by Corona They are negative and significant. The coefficient of the direct path of perceived social support as a mediating variable to the mental (psychological) pain of people who experienced bereavement caused by Corona is also negative and significant (ß=-0.20, P<0.01). Conclusion: In general, the results show that the research model based on the relationship between psychological flexibility and the meaning of life with perceived social support on mental (psychological) pain in people with the experience of bereavement caused by Corona has a favorable fit.
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Patlamazoglou, Lefteris, Janette G. Simmonds, and Tristan L. Snell. "Same-Sex Partner Bereavement." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 78, no. 2 (January 25, 2017): 178–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222817690160.
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The experience of same-sex-attracted people who have lost a partner is neglected in the existing literature on bereavement. Previous research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and questioning (LGBTIQ) populations tends to focus on the loss of a partner to HIV-related causes, and there is scant research concerning non-HIV-related bereavement. The purpose of this article is to investigate the non-HIV-related bereavement experiences of same-sex partners and to address the potential complications of disenfranchised grief. Coping with the loss of a same-sex partner and the impact of bereavement on subsequent relationships are also discussed. Implications for counseling of bereaved same-sex-attracted individuals are drawn, and recommendations for future psychological research on the experience of bereavement are made.
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Crawford, Mary. "PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DEATH, DYING AND BEREAVEMENT." Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 26, no. 3 (August 27, 2010): 116–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.1979.tb00703.x.
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