Memory box: possibilities to support grief in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic - Critical Care Science (CCS)
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2020;32(3):479-480
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Grief is a process of individual adaptation, and a universal experience marked by subjectivity and culture. Most individuals cope with the reality of loss. However, when there is a desire for, or a persistent concern with the deceased, accompanied by intense emotional suffering and functional impairment for at least 6 months, it is called prolonged grief disorder (PGD).() The prevalence of PGD varies according to the groups studied: from 10% in community samples exposed to non-violent death to 52% in family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).(,)
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Dear Editor,
Grief is a process of individual adaptation, and a universal experience marked by subjectivity and culture. Most individuals cope with the reality of loss. However, when there is a desire for, or a persistent concern with the deceased, accompanied by intense emotional suffering and functional impairment for at least 6 months, it is called prolonged grief disorder (PGD).() The prevalence of PGD varies according to the groups studied: from 10% in community samples exposed to non-violent death to 52% in family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).(,)
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