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Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has a physical, cognitive, behavioural, social and philosophical dimensions. Common to human experience is the death of a loved one, be they friend, family, or other. While the terms are often used interchangeably, bereavement often refers to the state of loss, and grief to the reaction to loss. Losses can range from loss of employment, pets, status, a sense of safety, order, possessions, to the loss of the people nearest to us. Our response to loss is varied and researchers have moved away from conventional views of grief (that is, that people move through an orderly and predictable series of responses to loss) to one that considers the wide variety of responses that are influenced by personality, family, culture, and spiritual and religious beliefs and practices.
Bereavement, while a normal part of life for us all, carries high risk factors when no support is available. Severe reactions to loss may carry over into familial relations and cause trauma for children and spouses: there is an increased risk of marital breakup following the death of a child, for example. Many forms of what we term 'mental illness' have loss as their root and aetiology, but covered by many years and circumstances this often goes unnoticed. Issues of personal faith and beliefs also come under severe attack as persons reassess personal definitions in the face of great pain. Probably the best resource to avoid problems are early intervention and caring support, and understanding of the experience. Often non-professionals are just as or more effective in this role than professionals.
Stage theories and processes
Some researchers such as Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and others have posited sequential stages including denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. As research progressed over the past 40 years, many who worked with the bereaved found stage models too simplistic and instead began to look at processes, dynamics, and experiences common to all. John Bowlby, a noted psychologist, outlined the ebb and flow of processes such as Shock and Numbness, Yearning and Searching, Disorganization and Despair, and Reorganization. Bowlby and Parkes both note psychophysiologic components of grief as well. Included in these processes are: More on [ Grief ]
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Ayrshire Sands - Provides support for bereaved parents and their families when their baby dies before, during or soon after birth.
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Cruse Bereavement Care - Support, counselling, education, advice and information to bereaved people.
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Grief Recovery Online - GROWW is a non profit grief community which includes myriad resources, message boards and secure chat rooms for anyone who has lost (or is losing) a love one to death.
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Manchester Area Bereavement Forum - MABF is a resource and training unit.
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PEAL. (Parents Experiencing Adult Loss) - A confidential bereavement service helping parents and adult siblings grieving the death of a child aged 16 or over. Offer personal support and group meetings. Contact details.
SANDS: Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society - UK charity providing support for bereaved parents and their families.
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The Child Bereavement Trust - Offers training and support to the professional care giver and provides information and resources for families and professionals.
The Compassionate Friends (UK) - Support and friendship for bereaved parents and their families.
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