title: Death acceptance through ritual.
abstract: This article summarizes the author's original research, which sought to discover the elements necessary for using death-related ritual as a psychotherapeutic technique for grieving people who experience their grief as "stuck," "unending," "maladaptive," and so on. A death-related ritual is defined as a ceremony, directly involving at least 1 person and the symbols of the loss, and usually directly and indirectly involving others. Suggestions for counselors and psychotherapists are discussed.
authors: Department of Educational Psychology, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. nancy@islandnet.com
authors: Nancy C
authors: NC
authors: Reeves
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005655:Funeral Rites; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012944:Social Support; D013561:Symbolism