Grief
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Influences of religion and culture on continuing bonds in a sample of British Muslims of Pakistani origin.

30 Oct 2009 This study considered the nature of continuing bonds with deceased relatives in a sample of Pakistani Muslims living in the United Kingdom. Ten participants were interviewed following a cultural psychology approach and transcripts were analyzed ... Read more...

Predicting social support for grieving persons: a theory of planned behavior perspective.

30 Oct 2009 Research has consistently reported that social support from family, friends, and colleagues is an important factor in the bereaved person's ability to cope after the loss of a loved one. This study used a Theory of Planned Behavior framework to ... Read more...

Felt obligation to help others as a protective factor against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline in middle and later life.

11 Oct 2009 This study examined felt obligation to help others in two domains (close others and society) as protective factors against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline. Lagged-dependent regression models were estimated using data ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Grief'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Influences of religion and culture on continuing bonds in a sample of British Muslims of Pakistani origin. 30 Oct 2009
• Predicting social support for grieving persons: a theory of planned behavior perspective. 30 Oct 2009
• Felt obligation to help others as a protective factor against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline in middle and later life. 11 Oct 2009
• Grief and bereavement in people with intellectual disabilities. 30 Aug 2009
• Comprehending childhood bereavement by parental suicide: a critical review of research on outcomes, grief processes, and interventions. 30 Aug 2009
• Stigmatization and receptivity to mental health services among recently bereaved adults. 30 Aug 2009
• Prolonged grief disorder: a problem for the past, the present, and the future. 2 Aug 2009
• Prolonged grief disorder: Psychometric validation of criteria proposed for DSM-V and ICD-11. 2 Aug 2009
• Resolution of depression and grief during the first year after miscarriage: a randomized controlled clinical trial of couples-focused interventions. 30 Jul 2009
• Supporting staff recovery and reintegration after a critical incident resulting in infant death. 30 Jul 2009
• Renewing everyday hope: the hope experience of family caregivers of persons with dementia. 30 Jul 2009
• Investigating factors associated with nurses' attitudes towards perinatal bereavement care: a study in Shandong and Hong Kong. 30 Jul 2009
• The meaning of feeling well in people with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. 30 Jul 2009
• Growing old: a psychoanalyst's point of view. 30 Jul 2009
• Integrating Buddhist psychology into grief counseling. 30 Jul 2009
• Supporting families of children with autism spectrum disorders: questions parents ask and what nurses need to know. 29 Jun 2009
• Life did not stop at the doors to the palliative care ward. 29 Jun 2009
• Changes in sexuality and intimacy after the diagnosis and treatment of cancer: the experience of partners in a sexual relationship with a person with cancer. 29 Jun 2009
• Support for parents witnessing resuscitation: nurse perspectives. 29 Jun 2009
• Holy ground. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Grief'

Definition: Normal, appropriate sorrowful response to an immediate cause. It is self-limiting and gradually subsides within a reasonable time.

Descriptor UI: D006117

Alternative terms: Grief; Griefs; Mourning; Mournings;

Tree Number: F01.470.142.110;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: human & animal; no qualif