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Spousal Bereavement

Spousal Bereavement is the psychological and emotional process of grieving experienced by an individual following the death of their marital or committed romantic partner, distinguished from other forms of bereavement by the unique intimacy, interdependence, and shared life context characteristic of spousal relationships.

326

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20.7K

Citations

740

Authors

358

Institutions

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2017–2026

66

Parents

Children

Publications

326

Traumatic grief as a risk factor for mental and physical morbidity

Holly G. Prigerson, Andrew J. Bierhals, S. V. Kasl et al. · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1997 · 698 citations

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Diagnostic criteria for complicated grief disorder

Mardi J. Horowitz, Bryna Siegel, Are Holen et al. · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1997 · 648 citations

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Broken Heart: A Statistical Study of Increased Mortality among Widowers

Colin Murray Parkes, B. Benjamin, Ryan Fitzgerald · BMJ · 1969 · 635 citations · Full text

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Suppression of Lymphocyte Stimulation Following Bereavement

Steven J. Schleifer · JAMA · 1983 · 627 citations

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Prospective Patterns of Resilience and Maladjustment During Widowhood.

George A. Bonanno, Camille B. Wortman, Randolph M. Nesse · Psychology and Aging · 2004 · 577 citations

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1–5 of 326

Authors

740

  1. GA
    George A. Bonanno

    Columbia University, United States

    18 publications · 2.4K citations

    16

    h-index

  2. DC
    Deborah Carr

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

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  3. HG
    Holly G. Prigerson

    Cornell University, United States

    10 publications · 1.4K citations

    10

    h-index

  4. CF
    Charles F. Reynolds

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    9 publications · 1.1K citations

    9

    h-index

  5. SZ
    Sidney Zisook

    University of California San Diego, United States

    8 publications · 821 citations

    8

    h-index

1–5 of 740

Institutions

358

  1. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    17 h-index

    41 publications

    3K citations

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    12 h-index

    55 publications

    4.4K citations

  3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    11 h-index

    11 publications

    672 citations

  4. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    898 citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.7K citations

  6. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    847 citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    263 citations

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Venues

  1. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying

    22 publications · 709 citations

    18

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  2. Death Studies

    18 publications · 926 citations

    17

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  3. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    11 publications · 829 citations

    11

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  4. Aging & Mental Health

    8 publications · 267 citations

    9

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  5. American Journal of Psychiatry

    8 publications · 2.1K citations

    8

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