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It is sometimes difficult to know what to say to a bereaved person.
Be careful, though, about being too glib, as doing so may make the bereaved person feel even more isolated.
You can never bring back the person who has died, which is all the bereaved person really wants.
Try to steer clear of such phrases as "It's God's will" or "It's for the best" unless the bereaved person says this first.
I had been in the same position myself, expressing condolences and then thinking that as the bereaved person seemed O.K., they were O.K.
"If a bereaved person is having symptoms like chest pain, they shouldn't simply say, 'Oh, I'm dealing with the stress right now' and ignore it," she said.
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Besides selective bereavement interventions, there are also universal bereavement interventions and indicated bereavement interventions, which are respectively directed towards all bereaved persons and persons who already are experiencing abnormal bereavement.
Bereaved persons were slightly older than non-bereaved persons, somewhat more of them had a lower socioeconomic position, and they had more siblings, which is expected considering that the likelihood of observing a sibling's death must be higher in larger sibling groups (not shown).
Despite abundant bereavement care options, consensus is lacking regarding optimal care for bereaved persons.
Bereavement interventions are defined as all interventions developed to benefit bereaved persons in terms of alleviating the emotional and practical problems following the loss of a loved one.
Even though the death of a significant other can be a very painful experience, most bereaved persons return to an adaptive level of functioning after the loss and bereavement-related distress diminishes over time.
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