Bereavement - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment.

6 Oct 2008 CONTEXT: Talking about death can be difficult. Without evidence that end-of-life discussions improve patient outcomes, physicians must balance their desire to honor patient autonomy against a concern of inflicting psychological harm. OBJECTIVE: To ... Read more...

Caregivers' differing needs across key experiences of the advanced cancer disease trajectory.

30 Aug 2008 OBJECTIVES: Familial caregivers are providing increasing amounts of care to advanced cancer patients. Increased understanding of caregivers' needs is vital in providing necessary support to lessen caregiver burden and morbidity. Current literature ... Read more...

The effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions for bereaved persons: a comprehensive quantitative review.

30 Aug 2008 Previous quantitative reviews of research on psychotherapeutic interventions for bereaved persons have yielded divergent findings and have not included many of the available controlled outcome studies. This meta-analysis summarizes results from 61 ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Bereavement'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Depression, bereavement, and "understandable" intense sadness: should the DSM-IV approach be revised? 30 Oct 2008
• The mothers (VI from seven woodcuts to war). 30 Oct 2008
• Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment. 6 Oct 2008
• Caregivers' differing needs across key experiences of the advanced cancer disease trajectory. 30 Aug 2008
• The effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions for bereaved persons: a comprehensive quantitative review. 30 Aug 2008
• Getting the baby. 30 Aug 2008
• Welfare writes. 30 Aug 2008
• The "forgotten bereaved." Grief over losing an adult sibling may go unacknowledged. 30 Aug 2008
• Does bereavement-related major depression differ from major depression associated with other stressful life events? 13 Aug 2008
• Evaluation of end-of-life cancer care from the perspective of bereaved family members: the Japanese experience. 8 Aug 2008
• Spousal bereavement assessment: a review of bereavement-specific measures. 30 Jul 2008
• What do suicide survivors tell us they need? Results of a pilot study. 30 Jul 2008
• Caring for patients after death. 30 Jul 2008
• Letting go before a death: a concept analysis. 29 Jun 2008
• Perceptions of a mental health questionnaire: the ethics of using population-based controls. 29 Jun 2008
• How physicians cope with stillbirth or neonatal death: a national survey of obstetricians. 29 Jun 2008
• Prayers and memories. 29 Jun 2008
• ["So many questions and no answers"--the situation of the bereaved of suicide] 29 Jun 2008
• Reduced infant birthweight consequent upon maternal exposure to severe life events. 29 Jun 2008
• The nature and use of bereavement support services in a hospice setting. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Bereavement'

Definition: Refers to the whole process of grieving and mourning and is associated with a deep sense of loss and sadness.

Descriptor UI: D001601

Alternative terms: Bereavement; Bereavements;

Related Mesh Headings: Grief;

Tree Number: F01.470.142;

History Note: 88

Technical Notes: human & animal; no qualif