Spiritual Beliefs may Affect Outcome of Bereavement: Prospective Study

This article explores the relation between spiritual beliefs & resolution of bereavement. 135 participants were followed for 14 months after the death of a family member or friend that had a terminal illness. The article reports that people who had no spiritual belief had not resolved their grief by the 14 months after the death. Participants with a strong spiritual belief resolved their grief progressively over the same period. (AK)