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Looking beyond the mean in grief trajectories: A prospective, population-based cohort study

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  • Nielsen, Mette Kjærgaard
  • Carlsen, Anders Helles
  • Neergaard, Mette Asbjoern
  • Bidstrup, Pernille Envold
  • Guldin, Mai-Britt

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Most individuals adjust to the loss of a close person, but some experience adverse grief that challenges everyday life. No previous study has examined the development of grief symptoms in trajectories over time. We aimed to investigate trajectories of grief symptoms in bereaved partners and non-partners of severely ill patients starting before death until three years after death of the patient.

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  • Nielsen, Mette Kjærgaard & Carlsen, Anders Helles & Neergaard, Mette Asbjoern & Bidstrup, Pernille Envold & Guldin, Mai-Britt, 2019. "Looking beyond the mean in grief trajectories: A prospective, population-based cohort study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 232(C), pages 460-469.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:232:y:2019:i:c:p:460-469
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.10.007
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