Effectiveness of bereavement interventions in neonatal intensive care: A review of the evidence

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 341-356

  Harvey, Sheila ^a   Snowdon, Claire ^a,b   Elbourne, Diana ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereaved parents; Bereavement care; Effectiveness; Grief; Neonatal intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONSENSUS; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHOTOGRAPHY; RITUAL; SUPPORT GROUP;

BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNICATION; COUNSELING; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TOUCH;

EID: 47349102481     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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