Grief as a Disease Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jerome F Fredrick (The Research Laboratories, Dodge Chemical Company, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 297-305 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/fuxn-enpx-2xd6-vbgv |
| OpenAlex | W2019517830 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
Many years ago, Engel pointed out that grief fulfills all the requirements of a disease process. Despite the current interest in grief, most studies have concentrated on the psychological results of grief and the dysfunction associated with it; the physiological consequences have been largely ignored. The persistent reports of infection and neoplasia following shortly after a grief experience, makes it mandatory that the relationship between grief as a stress mechanism and its consequences via the pituitary-adrenal axis on the depression of the immune response, be explored on a physiological level
Depression (economics · Disease · Grief · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Infant Health and Development · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 1998 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |