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Bereavement and Grief

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About 3.5 million Americans, or 1 % of the population, die every year. Nearly every death disrupts multiple relationships—relationships the decedent had with a spouse, parents, children, other relatives, friends, or colleagues. As a result the death leaves multiple grieving survivors, who must reconfigure their futures without the decedent. Some survivors can work through that process on their own, but others need help. Seeking to address that need, grief care for survivors has become a key part of comprehensive end-of-life care.

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Perkins, H.S. (2016). Bereavement and Grief. In: A Guide to Psychosocial and Spiritual Care at the End of Life. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6804-6_13

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