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Grief and Loss

Friday's Progress Notes - September 28, 2001
Mental Health Information - Vol. 5 Issue 21
Published by athealth.com - www.athealth.com

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CONTENTS

1. Clinical aspects of bereavement and loss.
2. Phases of grief.
3. Coping with the death of a child.
4. Coming to terms with grief and loss as a practitioner.
5. Conversations with four trauma experts.
6. Understanding parental grief.
7. Children in mourning.
8. Vulnerability of intervention teams following a disaster.


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Dear Colleagues,

Unexpected death delivers an immense shock to those left behind. The tragic events of September 11 destroyed our sense of safety and left our nation in mourning. Today's newsletter provides resources to help deal with the emotional realities of violent death and other losses.

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Regrards,
Jack

John L. Miller, MD


1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
Bereavement and Loss
Many, if not all, MFTs will work with individuals or families where bereavement is a primary or secondary issue. Topics include diagnosis and assessment, treatment options, and stigmatized loss.
Consumer Updates

2. FAMILY INFORMATION SERVICES
The Experience of Grief
This graph illustrates the phases of grief.
http://www.familyinfoserv.com/pdf/griefrecovery.pdf

3. PARTNERSHIP FOR CARING
When A Child Is Dying
The smallest patient offers the biggest lesson.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/child_article.html

4. POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
Coming To Terms with Grief and Loss: Can Skills for Dealing with Bereavement Be Learned?
Eventually, every practitioner is called upon to talk with and console the bereaved, the terminally ill, and those who face catastrophic loss.
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2000/11_00/zerbe.shtml

5. MEDSCAPE
Trauma Related Disorders: Conversations with the Experts
Martin Korn, MD, interviews four PTSD experts on the World Trade Center disaster and the aftermaths of trauma and PTSD. (Free Medscape registration required.)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/408691

6. NATIONAL SIDS RESOURCE CENTER
The Death Of A Child - The Grief Of The Parents: A Lifetime Journey
It is frequently said that the grief of bereaved parents is the most intense grief known. When a child dies, parents feel that a part of them has died, that a vital and core part of them has been ripped away.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/parentalgrief.html

7. ERIC DIGEST
Children and Grief
Parents and teachers can play an important role in helping children deal with loss.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/childgrief.html

8. TRAUMATOLOGY
Darkness Over the Abyss: Supervising Crisis Intervention Teams Following Disaster
The author discusses the vulnerability of professionals who are involved in victim intervention immediately following a disaster.
http://www.fsu.edu/~trauma/v6i4/v6i4a4.html


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