The past six decades have seen remarkable improvements in health outcomes for people
with cystic fibrosis, which was once a fatal disease of infants and young children. However, …

The needs of people with learning disabilities who ate bereaved have been acknowledged
in the last decade. There is more understanding of ways to meet these needs. Carers need …

After the war in the Falklands there was debate about whether the bodies of dead servicemen
should be returned to Britain. Now attention is focused on retrieving the bodies of the men …

The past six decades have seen remarkable improvements in health outcomes for people
with cystic fibrosis (CF), which was once a fatal disease of infants and young children. …

Loss of interest (anhedonia) remains relevant. Asking two patients with a common hobby
such as golf the same question about a forthcoming event may elicit two opposite replies. One …

… In this paper Fiona Cathcart explains that the needs of the mentally handicapped are not
very different from those of other people faced with bereavement. Nobody needs to back away. …

Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-limiting disease that results in premature death
mainly due to respiratory failure. Literature suggests that for many people with CF end-of-life …

SUPPORT IN BEREAVEMENT eople with learning disabilities may be denied any time or pri-P
vacy to grieve’!‘. Families and carers may be uncertain how to help even when their grief …

Death poses a challenge for society. The findings of archaeology and of sociology indicate
that social groups have developed many different ways of dealing with the loss of their …

Teamwork is an essential component of palliative care. Living with advanced incurable disease
can affect all aspects of life, creating psychological, spiritual, and existential challenges …