Coping with loss: Facing loss

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This is the last in a series of 10 articles dealing with the different types of loss that doctors will meet in their practice To conclude this series, I examine some of the problems that explain why the care that is needed in situations of bereavement and loss may not be provided, and I suggest some solutions. #### Summary points Although the death of a spouse or child is a public event that seldom goes unrecognised, many other types of loss do not attract attention or support to those who suffer them. This has been called disenfranchised grief.1 It is not unusual for more than one of the reasons listed in the box to apply. People with unrecognised losses are of particular importance to members of the healthcare professions for three reasons: their physical and mental health may be at risk; they seldom come to the notice of the usual caring agencies; and we often find …

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