Abstract
Background: The importance of assessing and meeting carers’
needs during end-of-life care and into bereavement is well documented (1).
The bereaved have worse health outcomes than comparable groups of non-bereaved individuals
and bereavement is associated with mental health issues, increased risk of suicide and increased healthcare costs (2; 3). Around 10% of bereaved people will develop ‘Prolonged
Grief Disorder’ (PGD) (4) - an unusually intense reaction to the death of a loved one extending beyond the time typically considered normal in bereavement. Little attention has
been given to this condition in carers of people with MND.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 107-127 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2014 |
| Event | 25th International Symposium on ALS/MND - Brussels, Belgium Duration: 1 Dec 2014 → … |
Conference
| Conference | 25th International Symposium on ALS/MND |
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| Country/Territory | Belgium |
| City | Brussels |
| Period | 1/12/14 → … |