The soul of sorrow work: Grief and therapeutic interventions with families

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-141

  Moules, Nancy J ^a   Simonson, Kari ^b   Fleiszer, Andrea R ^c   Prins, Mark ^d   Glasgow, Bob ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Canmore Hospital   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Rockyview General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family bereavement; Grief; Grief interventions; Hermeneutic inquiry; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COOPERATION; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; GRIEF; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; GRIEF; GROUP PROCESSES; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 33847762860     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840706297484     Document Type: Conference Paper

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