ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2021
Strategies to Cope With the COVID-Related Deaths Among Family Members.
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- Grieving Process During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development and Preliminary Findings of a Group Intervention Based on Cognitive-Narrative Theory.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Exploring the psycho-social needs of families of COVID-19 victims and their reactions to health protocol adherence after bereavement: a qualitative study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- "I couldn't": A phenomenological exploration of ethical tensions experienced by bereaved family members during the pandemic.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- 'You're Not Alone for China': The First Song in Times of COVID-19 to Keep the Faith in a World Crying in Silence.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Restricted Mourning: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Funeral Services, Grief Rituals, and Prolonged Grief Symptoms.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- The "CONNECT" Protocol: Delivering Bad News by Phone or Video Call.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Randomized controlled trial for the efficacy of three versus five sessions of grief counseling on the psychological aspects following COVID-19 bereavement: A study protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Bereavement Among Adult Siblings: An Examination of Health Services Utilization and Mental Health Outcomes.American journal of epidemiology · 2021Article
- Expressing grief through metaphors: family caregivers' experience of care and grief during the Covid-19 pandemic.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
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Abstract
The extraordinary circumstances of deaths during COVID-19 pandemic have been challenging for the deceased's families. This contribution aims to describe some spontaneous strategies that family members may adopt to cope with the loss of a relative for COVID-19. The present reflection derives from the experience of a clinical psychology unit of one of the biggest public hospital in Milan, Italy, which supported 246 families of COVID-19 victims in the 1st days after the loss. Spontaneous strategies used by family members to deal with such a unique mourning process involved: creating alternative good-bye rituals, normalizing the loss, addressing faith and hope, highlighting the perks of isolation, supporting others in need, and delivering the bad news to others. These observed strategies may suggest how to assess and support a "normal" bereavement process during the extraordinary COVID-19 circumstances, in order to prevent further psychological distress.
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