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. 2018 Oct;27(4):579-590.
doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2018.05.010. Epub 2018 Jun 27.

Bereavement After a Child's Death

Danielle Jonas  1 , Caitlin Scanlon  2 , Rachel Rusch  3 , Janie Ito  4 , Marsha Joselow  5
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Bereavement After a Child's Death

Danielle Jonas et al. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

The death of a child is a heart-wrenching experience that can have a significant impact on parents, siblings, and families while also often having ripple effects throughout the child's community. Pediatric loss has an impact on family structure and dynamics, individual identity formation, and conceptualization as well as professional practice. This article explores bereavement after a child's death through the lens of the family, the parent, the sibling, the forgotten grievers, and the provider.

Keywords: Grief; Memory making; Palliative care; Parent bereavement; Pediatric death; Pediatrics; Provider grief; Sibling bereavement.

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