title: When Sorrow Never Stops. Chronic Sorrow After the Death of a Child.
abstract: The death of a child, regardless of age, is the most horrendous, severe, and debilitating form of bereavement a parent can experience. Two authors--one who lost her son and one who has a son with intellectual limitations--explain how the Theory of Chronic Sorrow offers help in understanding the grieving process and how nurses can assist parents and others experiencing long-term bereavement.
authors.forename: Cindy J Lightfoot
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Buckley
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002835:Christianity; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing*