title: Grief and bereavement.
abstract: Grief and bereavement are frequent concerns of primary care physicians. This article outlines grief in terminally ill patients and discusses interventions. Also included in this article is a review of the process of anticipatory grief and mourning and a discussion on normal and complicated grief. A portion of this article also covers grief in children and discusses interventions for grieving children.
authors.affiliation: Social Worker, RTA Hospice and Palliative Care, Casa Grande, Arizona 85222, USA. s.v.zeitlin@worldnet.att.net
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Zeitlin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012944:Social Support; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*