title: The grieving adult and the general practitioner: a literature review in two parts (Part 1).
abstract: This article is the first of a two-part literature review on bereavement. In part 1, those psychological theories that have improved the understanding of the bereavement process are summarized. In addition, the research examining the mortality and morbidity following a bereavement is critically analysed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Medical School, University of Birmingham.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Woof
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005194:Family Practice; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009017:Morbidity