BACKGROUND In literature, depression is associated with cardiovascular diseases. From clinical experience, we observed that the psychological category 'experience of loss' was associated with the onset and development of coronary heart disease. The experience of loss caused by self-reported significant event(s) leads to grief and the psychosocial factors which predispose the patient to diseases...

We are all indebted to Dr Elizabeth M Bryan for her contributions to our knowledge of the social and psychological effects of twinning and to Dr Manny Lewis for his studies of the need for mourning in relation to stillbirth -their latest joint paper (19 November, p 1327) being no exception. I wonder, however, whether they have sufficiently emphasised the conflict in a mother between mourning fo...

We are all indebted to Dr Elizabeth M Bryan for her contributions to our knowledge of the social and psychological effects of twinning and to Dr Manny Lewis for his studies of the need for mourning in relation to stillbirth -their latest joint paper (19 November, p 1327) being no exception. I wonder, however, whether they have sufficiently emphasised the conflict in a mother between mourning fo...

Therapeutic leave-taking rituals are a short-term strategic form of mourning therapy. These rituals consist of three phases: a) preparatory-in which the therapist explains how performing a ritual might help in taking leave of the deceased; b) reorganization-in which the client carries out certain tasks, such as writing daily entries in a 'continuous letter' to the deceased; and c) finalization-...

, number 3 , March 2016 :e 20152711 From Oakland and Ferguson, to Cleveland and Baltimore, cities across the country mourn young African-Americans whose tragic deaths, following contentious encounters with police, illustrate the violent exchange that can erupt between law enforcement and people of color. Because police are vital pillars of community safety, these events raise important question...

Grief and mourning are normal psychological processes in response to loss. They are the means whereby individuals psychologically let go and free themselves from the bonds of attachment to others. Although characteristic stages and phases of this process can be discerned, there is considerable cultural patterning and shaping of this experience. Case examples are given of Navajo women who experi...

This article presents findings from an empirical study of sharing practices on a Facebook memorial site and draws attention to the uses of time and space deixis as affective positioning resources. Using Androutsopoulos’s (2014) framework for the empirical analysis of sharing online, the article examines practices of selecting, styling, and negotiating in significant moments of mourning online, ...