title: Trauma bereavement program: review of development and implementation.
abstract: The Allegheny General Hospital Trauma Bereavement Program demonstrates the importance of specialized follow-up care for surviving family members and loved ones during the year after a death. Sudden, traumatic death leaves the survivors in shocked disbelief and intense emotional pain. Appropriate support and intervention can make a significant contribution to a family's eventual recovery by assisting in the normal grieving process and thus avoiding prolonged, pathologic grieving. The Allegheny General Hospital Trauma Bereavement Program assists a family as it begins to establish hope, order, and the promise of recovery.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Geubtner
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001601:Bereavement; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000451:nursing*; D016730:Program Development; D012944:Social Support