Grief, loss and end of life processes / Duelo, pérdida y procesos de final de vida

Abstract

This special issue is dedicated to the study of the processes of grief, loss and end of life. Previous research has shown the different paths and ways of coping with losses, as well as the existence of disenfranchised griefs and the implications that this has for health professionals who are present during this process. We present several research studies by authors of great international renown; in their articles, they address current models of grief and coping, emotional and cognitive disturbances associated with complicated grief, disenfranchised griefs, the development of instruments to evaluate these processes in Spanish and the implications of health care professionals during the end of life process.