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Article Excerpt
The death of a loved one is a universal human experience. Consistent with long-term trends, just under two and one half million people died in the United States during the year 2001 (Arias, Anderson, Kung, Murphy, & Kochanek, 2003). Although it is difficult to estimate the number of family members, friends, and acquaintances affected by these death losses, it is clear that many in our society find themselves in a state of bereavement during any given year. The loss of a loved one has been referred to "as life's most stressful event" (National Mental Health Association, n.d., p. 1), and bereavement has been identified as a risk factor for the development of common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression (Kendrick, 1999). In fact, research points to various mental health-related difficulties commonly experienced by bereaved adolescents (Harrison & Harrington, 2001), adults (Ott & Lueger, 2002), and older...
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