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Grief counselling for bereaved families with children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

A. Ubeysekara
A. Ubeysekara*
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Child and Family Centre, Merthyr Road, Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan CF37 4DD Ubeysekara
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The effects of losing a loved one through death on the physical and mental health of both adults and children are well documented in the literature. Children are likely to be referred to mental health professionals for various behaviour and emotional problems which may have a causative link with a bereavement within the family. In this paper I discuss the need for preventive work and, propose a role for child psychiatric services in preventive work for bereaved families with surviving children and adolescents. A ten-point plan is suggested as a guideline.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 6 , June 1994 , pp. 340 - 342
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994

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