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Descriptor English: Grief Therapy
Descriptor Spanish: Terapia del Duelo
Descriptor Portuguese: Terapia do Luto
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Grief Counseling
Grief Therapies
Therapies, Grief
Therapy, Grief
Tree number(s): F04.754.376
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000098962
Scope note: Treatment that helps a person work through a greater than normal reaction to a loss, such as the death of a loved one. Therapy may be individual or group therapy.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Grief (2010-2024)
Public MeSH Note: Grief (2010-2024)
History Note: Grief (2010-2024)
DeCS ID: 60922
Unique ID: D000098962
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2025/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/07/30
Grief Therapy - Preferred
Concept UI M000767632
Scope note Treatment that helps a person work through a greater than normal reaction to a loss, such as the death of a loved one. Therapy may be individual or group therapy.
Preferred term Grief Therapy
Entry term(s) Grief Therapies
Therapies, Grief
Therapy, Grief
Grief Counseling - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000767633
Scope note Grief counseling the provision of advice, information, and psychological support to help individuals whose ability to function has been impaired by someone’s death, particularly that of a loved one or friend. It includes counseling for the grieving process and practical advice concerning arrangements for the funeral and burial of the loved one. Grief counseling is sometimes offered by staff in specialized agencies (e.g., hospices), or it may be carried out in the context of other counseling. (https://dictionary.apa.org/grief-counseling)
Preferred term Grief Counseling



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