Publications - Grief and Loss
The Days Ahead: Essential Papers for Families of Fallen Service Members, Military One Source, 2016.
“Military One Source compiles resources--books, website, and orgnizations--for casualty survivors. ”
8 Tips for Coping with the Death of a Parent, by Nancy Stordahl, Huffington Post, Apr 19 2015.
“Nancy Stordahl discusses how to cope with the natural order of things, or when a parent dies. ”
Tips for Schools: Dealing with Students and Suicide Loss, by Terri A. Erbacher, Jonathan B. Singer & Scott Poland, 2015.
“How adults respond when a loved one dies has a major effect on how students react. ”
We Get It, by Heather L. Servaty-Seib and David C. Fajgenbaum , 2015.
‘Exposure therapy’ helps patients with prolonged grief, by Kathryn Doyle, Reuters, Oct 23 2014.
“Adding one-on-one sessions focused on reliving the experience of losing a loved one to regular group therapy appears to help more patients with prolonged grief, according to a new study. Most people who lose a loved one feel stress, grieve and adapt over time. But seven to 10 percent of people get stuck in the grief phase and have persistent yearning for the deceased, difficulty in accepting the death, a sense of meaninglessness, bitterness about the death and difficulty in engaging in new activities, said lead author Richard A. Bryant of the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. ”
Factsheet: Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Alzheimer's Society, Jul 2014.
“This factsheet is for caregivers, friends and relatives of people with dementia. It looks at some of the feelings that people close to someone with dementia might experience and suggests some ways to cope. ”
Unexpected death of a loved one linked to onset of psychiatric disorders, by Columbia University, ScienceDaily, May 29 2014.
“The sudden loss of a loved one can trigger a variety of psychiatric disorders in people with no history of mental illness, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at Columbia's School of Social Work and Harvard Medical School. While previous studies have suggested there is a link between sudden bereavement and an onset of common psychiatric disorders, this is the first study to show the association of acute bereavement and mania in a large population sample. ”
In Texting Era, Crisis Hotlines Put Help at Youths’ Fingertips, by Leslie Kaufman, New York Times, Feb 4 2014.
“While counseling by phone remains far more prevalent, texting has become such a fundamental way to communicate, particularly among people under 20, that crisis groups have begun to adopt it as an alternative way of providing emergency services and counseling. Texting provides privacy that can be crucial if a person feels threatened by someone near them, counselors say. It also looks more natural if the teenager is in public. ”
Coping with Grief After a Community Violence, SAMHSA, 2014.
“This tip sheet contains information about some of the signs of grief and anger and provides useful information about how to cope with grief. In addition, the Helpful Resources section provides hotline numbers and treatment locators for those who may want further help. ”
Societal Expectations Help Shape Grief, by Rick Nauert, Psych Central , Apr 22 2013.
“New research suggests the way society relates to people who have suffered a loss is important to the way the grieving process is managed. University of Haifa scientists propose that people who have never suffered the loss of a loved one tend to believe that the bereavement process has a far more destructive and devastating effect on a person compared to those who have actually suffered such a loss in the past. ”
Bereavement and Grief, Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Mar 2013.
“The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research describes the grieving process and phases of coping with a life-threatening illness, such as Alzheimer's. ”
When a Parent Dies by Suicide: What Kids Want to Know, Survivors of Suicide Loss, 2013.
“Survivors of Suicide Loss created a guide to help children who have lost a parent to suicide. ”
Cancer in the Family: Helping Children Cope with a Parent, by Sue Heiney, 2013.
Coping With Suicide Loss: Helping Children, Survivors of Suicide Loss, 2013.
“Survivors of Suicide Loss advises how to talk with children after a suicide. ”
A Life By Me: A Kid's Forever Book, by Beth Barber, PsyD, 2012.
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