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Bereavement and Health
This entry examines the impact of bereavement throughout the life span as it relates to physical and mental health. A discussion of bereavement events will focus attention on the meaning of these losses through relevant theoretical perspectives and other bereavement-related factors such as gender, mortality, stress, health, and social support.
In general, bereavement is usually followed by a normal but painful adjustment to the loss. The bereavement process may become complicated as symptoms of depression frequently overlap with normal reactions to bereavement such as ...
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