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Caregiving, bereavement and complicated grief
- Authors:
- BOERNER Kathrin, SCHULZ Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Bereavement Care, 28(3), December 2009, pp.10-13.
- Publisher:
- Cruse Bereavement Care
The purpose of this article is to describe how the caring experience affects bereavement, with an emphasis on the relationship between challenging caring situations and difficult grieving processes, often referred to as ‘complicated grief’. The article starts with a brief summary of the general literature on caring and bereavement. It then defines complicated grief and discusses why some carers may struggle with the bereavement. Finally it offers practical suggestions for what professionals can do to help carers both before and after the death has occurred.