title: Bereavement. State of the art and state of the science.
abstract: For bereavement research to fulfill its potential, its practical applications with defined patient groups needs to demonstrate a superiority over treatment based largely on intuition and common sense. The "art" of the therapist needs science to move beyond the present impasse in the management of bereavement.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Raphael
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001601:Bereavement; D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012847:Single Person / Q000523:psychology