Search for dissertations about: "complicated grief"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words complicated grief.
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1. Bereaved mothers and fathers : Grief and psychological health 1 to 5 years after losing a child to cancer
Abstract : Bereaved parents often experience severe suffering and are at elevated risk for developing grief complications such as prolonged grief and other negative psychological health outcomes. The general aim of this thesis was to investigate symptoms of prolonged grief, depression, posttraumatic stress, anxiety, rumination, and sleep disturbance in parents who had lost a child to cancer 1 to5 years earlier. READ MORE
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2. Traumatic Exposure, Bereavement and Recovery among Survivors and Close Relatives after Disasters
Abstract : International studies of disasters indicate the risk for developing posttraumatic stress reactions among survivors is high. Modern life implicates increased traveling. During the last decades a large number of Swedish citizens were confronted with disasters taking place outside of their country. READ MORE
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3. Development and Evaluation of the Grief and Communication Family Support Intervention for Parentally Bereaved Families in Sweden
Abstract : Each year in Sweden, approximately 6,900 children will have a parent diagnosed with cancer. Of all the children in Sweden born between 1990–1992, 5.6% have a parent with cancer and 1.1% of them have already had a parent die from cancer. READ MORE
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4. Loved ones within Palliative Care-understanding, strategies and need for support
Abstract : It is well known that during the palliative process both patient and loved ones have to face, and prepare themselves, for the patient´s approaching death. Their daily life will be marked by the disease, and physical, social, psychological and existential questions will arise. READ MORE
