It Is Normal to Remember: Death and Grief in Australia

Abstract

This chapter describes and discusses contemporary approaches to death, dying, and bereavement in Australia, and focuses, in micro perspective, on the experience of one widow with the recent death of her spouse. Since Australia has an aging population, and the most common causes of death in the later years are cancer and heart disease, often preceded or accompanied by dementia, this Australian case example reflects a frequent, common experience. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)