As inherently palliative care concepts, "bereavement" and "grief" are an integral part of the palliative filter and can not, for technical reasons, be searched in combination with it. You have instead a choice of a maximally sensitive search (retrieves all references on the topic of bereavement or grief) or a specific search (retrieves only references within a palliative care context).
 

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Bereavement: Refers to the whole process of grieving and mourning and is associated with a deep sense of loss and sadness (Source: MeSH Thesaurus)

Grief: Normal, appropriate sorrowful response to an immediate cause. It is self-limiting and gradually subsides within a reasonable time (Source: MeSH Thesaurus)

A related PubMed search is Prolonged Grief
To choose another topic, go back to Palliative Care PubMed Searches

This page was created on 30 April 2008
Last reviewed 28 April 2011