Premium
Life After Death: Grief Therapy After the Sudden Traumatic Death of a Family Member
Author(s) -
Clements Paul T.,
DeRanieri Joseph T.,
Vigil Gloria J.,
Benasutti Kathleen M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2004.tb00012.x
Subject(s) - grief , complicated grief , disenfranchised grief , traumatic grief , family member , psychotherapist , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , family medicine
TOPIC. Survivors of the sudden traumatic death of a family member are at increased risk for complicated grief and bereavement. PURPOSES. To present the complicating factors inherent to sudden traumatic death in order to promote adaptive grieving in the survivors. SOURCES. A comprehensive review of the existing bereavement literature, clinical anecdotes, and therapeutic experiences. CONCLUSIONS. Grief is a process and not an endpoint. The goal of grief is not to forget about the loss, a commonly stated goal of survivors; rather, the goal is to remember the decedent, understand the changes created by the loss, and determine how to reinvest in life.