Family focused grief therapy: From palliative care into bereavement Book Section


Authors: Kissane, D. W.; Lichtenthal, W. G.
Editors: Stroebe, M. S.; Hansson, R. O.; Schut, H.; Stroebe, W.
Article/Chapter Title: Family focused grief therapy: From palliative care into bereavement
Abstract: (from the chapter) In this chapter, we provide an overview of family focused grief therapy (FFGT), a preventive model of family grief therapy, which begins during a terminal illness and continues beyond the death by optimizing the family's functioning and promoting their sharing of grief. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).
Keywords: palliative care; death; bereavement; family focused grief therapy; terminal illness; preventive model
Book Title: Handbook of Bereavement Research and Practice: Advances in Theory and Intervention
ISBN: 978-1-4338-0351-2
Publisher: American Psychological Association  
Publication Place: Washington, DC
Date Published: 2008-01-01
Start Page: 485
End Page: 510
Language: English
PROVIDER: Ovid Technologies
ACCESSION: Book: 2008-09330-023
PROVIDER: psycinfo
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