Grief and its manifestations
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Grief and its manifestations

Kathleen Dunne Nurse lecturer, Clinical Education Centre, North & West In-Service Education Consortium, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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This article summarises the main theories of grief and how it manifests itself. The main stages in the grieving process are examined by reviewing the literature. It is important that nurses have some knowledge of the potentially complicated process involved in grieving to offer help and support to bereaved persons.

Nursing Standard. 18, 45, 45-51. doi: 10.7748/ns2004.07.18.45.45.c3652

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kdunne@alt.n-i.nhs.uk

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Keywords :

Bereavement - Grief

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21 July 2004 / Vol 18 issue 45

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