Recent Bereavement as a Cause of Mental Illness
Author:
- C. Murray ParkesCPC. Murray Parkes
- 1 March 1964
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 110 (465) , 198-204
Abstract
Two hundred years ago “griefe” was officially regarded as a cause of death. It is doubtful if the Registrar-General would accept such a diagnosis today but the loss of a loved person continues to be seen as a cause of a wide variety of physical and mental ailments.Keywords
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