title: Termination: that difficult farewell.
abstract: Termination is usually a difficult and painful, yet powerfully significant life experience. It is experienced in multiple contexts beginning with birth and ending with death. This article addresses itself to these issues and the when and how of goodbyes.
mesh_terms: D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods; D012917:Social Adjustment