Bereavement After a Child's Death.

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am

Pediatric Advance Care Team, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.

Published: October 2018

The death of a child is a heart-wrenching experience that can have a significant impact on parents, siblings, and families while also often having ripple effects throughout the child's community. Pediatric loss has an impact on family structure and dynamics, individual identity formation, and conceptualization as well as professional practice. This article explores bereavement after a child's death through the lens of the family, the parent, the sibling, the forgotten grievers, and the provider.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2018.05.010DOI Listing

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