Grief in the face of terminal lucidity: an illustration with a contrastive case study.

'Pre-grief' has been described as an adaptive process of preparation for the death of a loved one, through which the person gradually becomes accustomed to these prospects of separation and irremediable loss. However, this process can be disrupted, for example by an unexpected rebound, known as an e...

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Publicado en:Mortality Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 784 - 798
Autores principales: Mutis, Maryne, Bacqué, Marie-Frédérique, Gulliford, Liz, Evrard, Renaud
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2025
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          Bacqué, Marie-Frédérique
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          INTERPSY laboratory, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
          Unit C, adult psychiatry department, Psychotherapeutic Center of Nancy, Nancy, France
          SuLiSOM laboratory, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
          Research Centre for Psychology & Social Sciences, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK
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