Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Traumatic bereavement. Complicated grief. NLH.
Three new resources:
1. National Health Service.
Help is at hand. A resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden traumatic death. 2006
This 46 page guide is aimed at bereaved people. It covers four main areas;
1) Practical matters eg inquests and investigations, the funeral, wills and estates
2) Experiencing bereavement eg early grief and mourning, emotions during
bereavement, the particular difficulties of bereavement due to
suicide
3) Bereaved people with particular needs eg parents who lose a child
children and young people, older people, lesbian and bisexual people,
people with learning difficulties
4) How friends and colleagues can help eg friends, employers, teachers
There is a short section on the impact of a death on health and social care
professionals, a reading list for bereaved people and a list of bereavement
organisations. There will be elements of the book which may be helpful to
both bereaved people and health professionals working in the field of
bereavement.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4139006&chk=hB9GCa
2. Department of Health and Ageing. (Australia)
A systematic review of the literature on complicated grief. 2006
This review covers 88 research studies that impact on the nature of complicated grief. It is a detailed report covering theoretical perspectives, various measures of grief, traumatic death, risk assessment and various types of intervention. The report concludes with a summary and 27 recommendations. The appendix includes a table of summaries of each of the research studies. This is a document which complements other recently published material on complicated grief. As with other studies on the subject it points to the complexities of assessing effectiveness of grief counselling. It also considers how complicated grief can be related to DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/palliativecare-pubs-rsch-grief
National Library for Health. Palliative and Supportive Care Library.
Bereavement services. 2006
I have compiled this using a template provided for the National Library for Health Specialist
libraries . It is an introductory article illustating how the search was conducted and pointing to some key documents. Comments to me (d.brady@sthristophers.org.uk) and/or to the Information Specialist for the the Library (r.j.stevens@sheffied.ac.uk) would be welcome. This could range from queries on the search itself, key documents you consider should be included, how the information on bereavement on the site could be improved etc.
http://www.library.nhs.uk/palliative/ViewResource.aspx?resID=126800&tabID=290&catID=9275
1. National Health Service.
Help is at hand. A resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden traumatic death. 2006
This 46 page guide is aimed at bereaved people. It covers four main areas;
1) Practical matters eg inquests and investigations, the funeral, wills and estates
2) Experiencing bereavement eg early grief and mourning, emotions during
bereavement, the particular difficulties of bereavement due to
suicide
3) Bereaved people with particular needs eg parents who lose a child
children and young people, older people, lesbian and bisexual people,
people with learning difficulties
4) How friends and colleagues can help eg friends, employers, teachers
There is a short section on the impact of a death on health and social care
professionals, a reading list for bereaved people and a list of bereavement
organisations. There will be elements of the book which may be helpful to
both bereaved people and health professionals working in the field of
bereavement.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4139006&chk=hB9GCa
2. Department of Health and Ageing. (Australia)
A systematic review of the literature on complicated grief. 2006
This review covers 88 research studies that impact on the nature of complicated grief. It is a detailed report covering theoretical perspectives, various measures of grief, traumatic death, risk assessment and various types of intervention. The report concludes with a summary and 27 recommendations. The appendix includes a table of summaries of each of the research studies. This is a document which complements other recently published material on complicated grief. As with other studies on the subject it points to the complexities of assessing effectiveness of grief counselling. It also considers how complicated grief can be related to DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/palliativecare-pubs-rsch-grief
National Library for Health. Palliative and Supportive Care Library.
Bereavement services. 2006
I have compiled this using a template provided for the National Library for Health Specialist
libraries . It is an introductory article illustating how the search was conducted and pointing to some key documents. Comments to me (d.brady@sthristophers.org.uk) and/or to the Information Specialist for the the Library (r.j.stevens@sheffied.ac.uk) would be welcome. This could range from queries on the search itself, key documents you consider should be included, how the information on bereavement on the site could be improved etc.
http://www.library.nhs.uk/palliative/ViewResource.aspx?resID=126800&tabID=290&catID=9275
