title: Moving on: recovering from the death of a spouse.
abstract: Grieving is a complex multidimensional process in response to loss. The grief work involved in coping with a loved one's death does not end when the loved one dies. Rather, the grief work continues through a series of recovery stages. Six stages of recovery--loss, protest, searching, despair, reorganization, and reinvestment--are illustrated and discussed using a case study that highlights a wife's recovery from the death of her husband. Recognition of the stages of grief recovery after a death are significant for health care professionals so that bereavement support may be provided throughout the entire recovery process.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D010347:Patient Care Planning