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Section 1: The nature of
grief
The dual process model
Features of grief
The neurophysiology of bereavement
The immune response
Section 1:
Summary
Section 2: The influence of bereavement on health
Physical health
Mortality rate after bereavement
Mental health: non-specific psychiatric disorders
Specific stress-related disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Prolonged grief disorder (PGD)
Consensus criteria for prolonged grief disorder
Section 2:
Summary
Section 3: Bereavement risk
assessment
Demographic factors: age
Demographic factors: gender
Demographic factors: culture
Type of bereavement
Mode of death
Personal vulnerability
Social supports
Disenfranchised grief
Section 3: Recap
Section 3:
Summary
Section 4: Theoretical models and
theories
The psychoanalytic model
Attachment theory
Constructivism and psychosocial transition theory
Section 4:
Summary
Section 5: Prevention and
treatment
Are bereavement services helpful?
Types of help available
Bereavement support volunteers
Mutual help services
Services for bereaved children
Services for bereaved people with learning difficulties
Professional services
Individual therapies: cognitive-behaviour therapy
Individual therapies: encouraging the expression of grief
Individual therapies: complicated grief treatment
Family therapy
Group therapy
Other services
Final considerations
Section 5: Recap
Section 5:
Summary
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