title: Bereavement and loss in childhood.
abstract: This article examines the process of bereavement, its clinical presentation, and developmental influences. Family bereavement issues are outlined, pathologic and traumatic bereavement are described, and treatment strategies are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Geis
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Whittlesey
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pfefferbaum
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005195:Family Relations; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012801:Sibling Relations