None of us is exempt from experiencing grief during our lifetime in some form or other. At such times we need help. We know we can derive comfort and strength from God through prayer and meditation on His Word, but He also provides the support and understanding that comes from caring brothers and si…
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Our last article gave a general introduction to the subject of grief. The purpose of this article is to introduce some of the major concepts of the grief process by a consideration of the development in thinking about grief and so provide a background and context to the following articles which co…
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If we are suffering from loss, or if we are supporting others through loss, it is helpful to have some idea of what we can expect as ‘normal’ and what is considered ‘abnormal’. Our last article explored various ways of thinking about grief and how research has conceptualised it as a proces…
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While the modern approach to describing, diagnosing, understanding and treating depression is for the most part well organised, this approach is a relatively recent phenomenon and depression has of course been around, unchanged, for centuries. This article examines how we understand depression and h…
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We have already established that grief is an intensely personal process. From the comfort of our armchair we can make broad generalisations about aspects of grief, for example the various stages, but clearly we also need to understand more of the specifics.
When we are confronted with the very int…
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Our previous articles have examined grief largely from a clinical perspective, providing an overview of contemporary thinking about grief and grieving. Naturally, what has been missing from all of these articles is the perspective that we might gain from our Father in heaven through the w…
